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An initiation site for meiotic gene conversion in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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An initiation site for meiotic gene conversion has been identified in the promoter region of the ARG4 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The chromosome on which initiation occurs is the recipient of genetic information during gene conversion.

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    Present address: Laboratoire IMG. Batiment 400, Université Paris-Sud, 91405, Orsay-cedex, France

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  1. Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, USA

    Alain Nicolas, Douglas Treco, Neil P. Schultes & Jack W. Szostak

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Nicolas, A., Treco, D., Schultes, N. et al. An initiation site for meiotic gene conversion in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Nature 338, 35–39 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/338035a0

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