Persistent DNA-break potential near telomeres increases initiation of meiotic recombination on short chromosomes

Persistent DNA-break potential near telomeres increases initiation of meiotic recombination on short chromosomes

Persistent DNA-break potential near telomeres increases initiation of meiotic recombination on short chromosomes, Published online: 27 February 2019; doi:10.1038/s41467-019-08875-x

Meiotic recombination density is increased on shorter chromosomes. Here the authors show that recombination initiation continues near all chromosome ends long after interstitial regions become quiescent in a process that proportionally benefits short chromosomes.

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