Break-Induced Replication (IMAGE)

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis School of Science

Break-Induced Replication

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A chromosome’s broken end invades an intact DNA molecule and initiates replication that can lead to a genomic instability.

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Anna Malkova, Ph.D., School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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Credit to Anna Malkova, Ph.D., School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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