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Initiation of DNA Replication in Cells of Higher Eukaryotes

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In this review, the problems concerning initiation of DNA replication in higher eukaryotes are discussed, with special emphasis on the methods of replication origin mapping and biological tests for the activity of DNA replication origins in higher eukaryotes. Protein factors interacting with replication origins are considered in detail. The main events of replication initiation in higher eukaryotes are briefly analyzed. New data on the control of replication timing of large genomic regions are discussed.

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Razin, S.V. Initiation of DNA Replication in Cells of Higher Eukaryotes. Russian Journal of Genetics 39, 120–127 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022415406010

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