Holliday junction

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Holliday junction (plural Holliday junctions)

1. (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.

Synonyms

• cruciform