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Mutations arising during repair of chromosome breaks.
Annual review of genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Malkova Anna, Haber James E
Abstract excerpt
Mutations stimulate evolutionary change and lead to birth defects and cancer in humans as well as to antibiotic resistance in bacteria. According to the classic view, most mutations arise in dividing cells and result from uncorrected errors of S-phase DNA replication, which is highly accurate because of the involvement of selective DNA polymerases and efficient error-correcting mechanisms. In contrast, studies in...
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