ATM controls meiotic double-strand break formation
In many organisms, developmentally programmed double-strand breaks (DSBs) formed by the SPO11 transesterase initiate meiotic recombination, which promotes pairing and segregation of homologous chromosomes1. Because every chromosome must receive a minimum number of DSBs, attention has focused on fact...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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2011
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3213282/ |