Multiple mechanisms of meiotic recombination

Douglas K Bishop

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2006.11.029

Multiple mechanisms of meiotic recombination

Cell. 2006 Dec 15;127(6):1095-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2006.11.029.

Author

Douglas K Bishop¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago, 920 E. 58(th) Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. dbishop@uchicago.edu

PMID: 17174887
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2006.11.029

Abstract

In this issue, reveal that different meiotic recombination mechanisms predominate in fission yeast and budding yeast. Budding yeast usually form crossover recombinants through double Holliday junctions, whereas fission yeast unexpectedly appear to form crossover recombinants through single junctions.

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MeSH terms

Crossing Over, Genetic*
DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded
DNA, Cruciform
DNA, Fungal
Meiosis*
Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics*
Schizosaccharomyces / genetics*

Substances

DNA, Cruciform
DNA, Fungal