Separation of DNA Replication from the Assembly of Break-Competent Meiotic Chromosomes

The meiotic cell division reduces the chromosome number from diploid to haploid to form gametes for sexual reproduction. Although much progress has been made in understanding meiotic recombination and the two meiotic divisions, the processes leading up to recombination, including the prolonged pre-m...

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Main Authors: Blitzblau, Hannah G., Chan, Clara Sophia, Hochwagen, Andreas, Bell, Stephen P
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71761
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7852-4328
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2876-610X