title: An initiation site for meiotic gene conversion in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nicolas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Treco
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Schultes
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Szostak
mesh_terms: D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D005785:Gene Conversion; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D006579:Heterozygote; D006720:Homozygote; D008540:Meiosis; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements