title: Co-chairman's remarks: genetic recombination in the molecular era.
abstract: The present status of some general questions about DNA recombination is assessed. Topics include the mechanisms of synapsis and strand exchange, and the functions of recombination in nature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, CA 94305.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D006801:Humans; D011995:Recombination, Genetic
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements