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The signal model: a possible explanation for the conversion of DNA double-strand breaks into chromatid breaks

P. E. BRYANT School of Biomedical Sciences, Bute Medical Buildings, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9TS, Scotland, UK.
Pages 243-251 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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