Meiotic recombination hot spots and cold spots.

Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)

Meiotic recombination events are distributed unevenly throughout eukaryotic genomes. This inhomogeneity leads to distortions of genetic maps that can hinder the ability of geneticists to identify genes by map-based techniques. Various lines of evidence, particularly from studies of yeast, indicate that the distribution of recombination events might reflect, at least in part, global features of chromosome structure, such as the distribution of modified nucleosomes.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Petes, TD

Published Date

  • May 2001

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 2 / 5

Start / End Page

  • 360 - 369

PubMed ID

  • 11331902

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1471-0056

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1038/35072078

Language

  • eng

Conference Location

  • England