Recombination and Meiosis : Models, Means, and Evolution /

Once per life cycle, mitotic nuclear divisions are replaced by meiosis I and II—reducing chromosome number from the diploid level to a haploid genome and recombining chromosome arms by crossing-over. In animals, all this happens during formation of eggs and sperm—in yeasts before spore formation. Th...

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Other Authors: Egel, Richard, 1942- (Editor), Lankenau, Dirk-Henner (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
Series:Genome dynamics and stability ; 3.
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