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Meiotic Synapsis

Meiotic Synapsis is a genetic process during prophase I of meiosis in which homologous chromosomes undergo precise alignment and physical pairing mediated by the formation of the synaptonemal complex, facilitating recombination and ensuring proper chromosome segregation.

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Targeted disruption of ATM leads to growth retardation, chromosomal fragmentation during meiosis, immune defects, and thymic lymphoma.

Yang Xu, Terry Ashley, E E Brainerd et al. · Genes & Development · 1996 · 838 citations · Full text

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The Mouse Spo11 Gene Is Required for Meiotic Chromosome Synapsis

Peter Romanienko, R. Daniel Camerini‐Otero · Molecular Cell · 2000 · 806 citations · Full text

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Meiotic Recombination in C. elegans Initiates by a Conserved Mechanism and Is Dispensable for Homologous Chromosome Synapsis

Abby F. Dernburg, Kent McDonald, Gary Moulder et al. · Cell · 1998 · 799 citations · Full text

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Chromosome Synapsis Defects and Sexually Dimorphic Meiotic Progression in Mice Lacking Spo11

Frédéric Baudat, Katia Manova, Julie Pui Yuen et al. · Molecular Cell · 2000 · 729 citations · Full text

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Meiotic Prophase Arrest with Failure of Chromosome Synapsis in Mice Deficient for Dmc1 , a Germline-Specific RecA Homolog

Douglas L. Pittman, John Cobb, Kerry J. Schimenti et al. · Molecular Cell · 1998 · 642 citations · Full text

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    G. Shirleen Roeder

    Yale University, United States

    21 publications · 3.7K citations

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  2. RB
    Ricardo Benavente

    University of Würzburg, Germany

    17 publications · 1.7K citations

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  3. DG
    Dirk G. de Rooij

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    15 publications · 1.8K citations

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  4. TA
    Terry Ashley

    Yale University, United States

    15 publications · 2.4K citations

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  5. CH
    Christer Höög

    Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

    13 publications · 1.4K citations

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  1. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    30 h-index

    83 publications

    13.4K citations

  2. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    30 h-index

    74 publications

    9.5K citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    17 h-index

    63 publications

    10.9K citations

  4. University of Würzburg

    Würzburg, Germany

    16 h-index

    44 publications

    3.7K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    15 h-index

    55 publications

    2.9K citations

  6. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    41 publications

    4.8K citations

  7. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    14 h-index

    29 publications

    5.9K citations

  8. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    14 h-index

    48 publications

    5.4K citations

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  1. PLoS Genetics

    52 publications · 4K citations

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  2. Genetics

    36 publications · 2.6K citations

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  3. Journal of Cell Science

    29 publications · 3.4K citations

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  4. The Journal of Cell Biology

    JCB · 19 publications · 2.7K citations

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  5. Genes & Development

    17 publications · 4.9K citations

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