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GO: Biological Process

meiotic joint molecule formation

Term ID
GO:0000709
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Definition
The conversion of the paired broken DNA and homologous duplex DNA into a four-stranded branched intermediate, known as a joint molecule, formed during meiotic recombination. These joint molecules contain Holliday junctions on either side of heteroduplex DNA. 8521495
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