Meiotic Recombination in C. elegans Initiates by a Conserved Mechanism and Is Dispensable for Homologous Chromosome Synapsis

@article{Dernburg1998MeioticRI,
  title={Meiotic Recombination in C. elegans Initiates by a Conserved Mechanism and Is Dispensable for Homologous Chromosome Synapsis},
  author={Abby F. Dernburg and K. Mcdonald and Gary L. Moulder and Robert J. Barstead and Michael E. Dresser and Anne M. Villeneuve},
  journal={Cell},
  year={1998},
  volume={94},
  pages={387-398}
}
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