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Excess single-stranded DNA inhibits meiotic double-strand break repair.
PLoS genetics - 1 Nov 2007
Johnson Rebecca, Borde Valérie, Neale Matthew J, Bishop-Bailey Anna, North Matthew, Harris Sheila, Nicolas Alain, Goldman Alastair S H
Abstract excerpt
During meiosis, self-inflicted DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are created by the protein Spo11 and repaired by homologous recombination leading to gene conversions and crossovers. Crossover formation is vital for the segregation of homologous chromosomes during the first meiotic division and requires the RecA orthologue, Dmc1. We analyzed repair during meiosis of site-specific DSBs created by another nuclease,...
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