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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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
2008.
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Series: | Genome dynamics and stability ;
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