English Explanatory Dictionary

Holliday junction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A junction between four strands of DNA. They are a key intermediate in many types of genetic recombination, as well as in double-strand break repair.

Word forms

Holliday junction Holliday junctions

Etymology

Named after Robin Holliday, who proposed it in 1964 to account for homologous recombination in Ustilago maydis.

Synonyms

cruciform
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