Meiosis-specific recombinase required for double-strand break repair; also required for pairing between homologous chromosomes; required for the normal morphogenesis of synaptonemal complex; homolog of Rad51p and the bacterial RecA protein; binds ssDNA and dsDNA, forms helical filaments; stimulated by Rdh54p [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000981]
ISC2
Chromosome V: 548,421-549,517 forward strand.
R64-1-1:BK006939.2
This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant), 167 orthologues and 2 paralogues.