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Distinctive features of homologous recombination in an 'old' microorganism, Lactococcus lactis.
Research in microbiology - 1 Mar 2001
Quiberoni A, Rezaïki L, El Karoui M, Biswas I, Tailliez P, Gruss A
Abstract excerpt
Homologous recombination is needed to assure faithful inheritance of DNA material, especially under stress conditions. The same enzymes that repair broken chromosomes via recombination also generate biodiversity. Their activities may result in intrachromosomal rearrangements, assimilation of fore...
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