Characterization of insertion mutations in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae MSH1 and MSH2 genes: evidence for separate mitochondrial and nuclear functions.

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Published in Genetics on December 01, 1992

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R A Reenan1, R D Kolodner

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1: Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.

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