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Crossover homeostasis in yeast meiosis.
Cell - 28 Jul 2006
Martini Emmanuelle, Diaz Robert L, Hunter Neil, Keeney Scott
Abstract excerpt
Crossovers produced by homologous recombination promote accurate chromosome segregation in meiosis and are controlled such that at least one forms per chromosome pair and multiple crossovers are widely spaced. Recombination initiates with an excess number of double-strand breaks made by Spo11 protein. Thus, crossover control involves a decision by which some breaks give crossovers while others follow a...
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