How DNA is swapped between chromosomes during meiosis

In the Oct. 22 edition of Nature, a paper from the laboratory of Professor Neil Hunter presents a breakthrough in understanding how DNA is swapped between chromosomes during the formation of eggs and sperm. Their discovery that DNA crossing over resembles the initial steps of a DNA-repair process called mismatch repair helps resolve a decades old question.  [article on our College site]

Resolving Double Holliday Junctions to Complete Crossover in Meiosis, in the Egghead (about research at UC Davis).