LONG-RANGE CIS PREFERENCE IN DNA HOMOLOGY SEARCH OVER THE LENGTH OF A DROSOPHILA CHROMOSOME

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ENGELS, WR
PRESTON, CR
JOHNSONSCHLITZ, DM
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[1] Genetics Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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10.1126/science.8128250
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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P element-induced chromosome breakage on the X chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster was repaired six times more frequently when a homologous template was located anywhere on the X chromosome rather than on an autosome. Cis-trans comparisons confirmed that recombinational repair was more frequent when the interacting sequences were physically connected. These results suggest that the search for homology between the broken ends and a matching template sequence occurs preferentially in the cis configuration. This cis advantage operates over more than 15 megabases of DNA.
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