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A large-scale screen in S. pombe identifies seven novel genes required for critical meiotic events.
Current biology : CB - 22 Nov 2005
Martín-Castellanos Cristina, Blanco Miguel, Rozalén Ana E, Pérez-Hidalgo Livia, García Ana I, Conde Francisco, Mata Juan, Ellermeier Chad, Davis Luther, San-Segundo Pedro, Smith Gerald R, Moreno Sergio
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Meiosis is a specialized form of cell division by which sexually reproducing diploid organisms generate haploid gametes. During a long prophase, telomeres cluster into the bouquet configuration to aid chromosome pairing, and DNA replication is followed by high levels of recombination between homologous chromosomes (homologs). This recombination is important for the reductional segregation of homologs at the first...
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