Holliday junction
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after Robin Holliday, who proposed it in 1964 to account for homologous recombination in Ustilago maydis.
Noun[edit]
Holliday junction (plural Holliday junctions)
- (genetics) 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.