GC-biased gene conversion in yeast is specifically associated with crossovers: Molecular mechanisms and evolutionary significance

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1409-1419

  Lesecque, Yann ^a   Mouchiroud, Dominique ^a   Duret, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

biased gene conversion; crossover; meiotic drive; recombination

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GUANINE; HETERODUPLEX; THYMINE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIASED GENE CONVERSION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; EUKARYOTE; EXCISION REPAIR; GENE CONVERSION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HAPLOTYPE; MEIOSIS; MISMATCH REPAIR; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SISTER CHROMATID; YEAST;

BIASED GENE CONVERSION; CROSSOVER; MEIOTIC DRIVE; RECOMBINATION;

BASE COMPOSITION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE CONVERSION; GENES, FUNGAL; HAPLOTYPES; MEIOSIS; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84877771672     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/mst056     Document Type: Article

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