Meiotic recombination: Breaking the genome to save it

Authors
Lichten, M
Citation
M. Lichten, Meiotic recombination: Breaking the genome to save it, CURR BIOL, 11(7), 2001, pp. R253-R256
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Experimental Biology
Journal title
CURRENT BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09609822 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
R253 - R256
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(20010403)11:7<R253:MRBTGT>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Recombination ensures the correct segregation of chromosomes to gametes dur ing meiosis. Recent studies point to a universal mechanism for initiating m eiotic recombination: the formation of double-strand DNA breaks by Spo11p.