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Genetics and human conception
1 Jan 1996
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Experimental evidence in a number of different in vivo and in vitro systems indicates clearly that the vertebrate oocyte is capable of repairing endogenous and exogenous DNA damaged as a result of meiotic recombination, the action of UV and X-irradiation or the effects of mutagenic chemicals. It would appear that both before and after the dictyate stage of meiosis the oocyte has less repair capacity and/or is...
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