Open AccessHomologous Recombination in Higher Plants: Clues from fasciata1-4, a New Chromatin Formation Mutant of Arabidopsis
Author(s) -
Nancy A. Eckardt
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.106.048231
Subject(s) - biology , homologous recombination , recombination , arabidopsis , mutant , genetics , chromatin , homologous chromosome , evolutionary biology , safeguarding , gene , medicine , nursing
Genetic recombination is one of the most fundamental and significant events in the history of life because it plays a central role in creating genetic diversity and safeguarding and maintaining genomic integrity. Homologous recombination (HR) was first described by Thomas Hunt Morgan ([Morgan, 1916
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