Sister Chromatid Exchange
"Sister Chromatid Exchange" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An exchange of segments between the sister chromatids of a chromosome, either between the sister chromatids of a meiotic tetrad or between the sister chromatids of a duplicated somatic chromosome. Its frequency is increased by ultraviolet and ionizing radiation and other mutagenic agents and is particularly high in BLOOM SYNDROME.
| Descriptor ID |
D012854
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.728.615.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Sister Chromatid Exchange- Sister Chromatid Exchange
- Chromatid Exchange, Sister
- Chromatid Exchanges, Sister
- Exchange, Sister Chromatid
- Exchanges, Sister Chromatid
- Sister Chromatid Exchanges
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