REC, Drosophila MCM8, drives formation of meiotic crossovers.

Crossovers ensure the accurate segregation of homologous chromosomes from one another during meiosis. Here, we describe the identity and function of the Drosophila melanogaster gene recombination defective (rec), which is required for most meiotic crossing over. We show that rec encodes a member of...

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Main Authors: Hunter L Blanton, Sarah J Radford, Susan McMahan, Hutton M Kearney, Joseph G Ibrahim, Jeff Sekelsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2005-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1231718?pdf=render