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Importantly, some of the deleterious effects may result from incorrect repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) by recombinase proteins. Displacement loops (D-loops) are three-strand intermediates formed by recombinases during repair of DSB. RecQ helicases might enhance genome stability by disassembling incorrect recombinase-mediated D-loops formed between mismatched sequences and\/or between short regions of accidental homology. We used bulk FRET and gel electrophoresis assays to probe the effects of RecQ family helicases in the context of ongoing recombinase-mediated D-loop formation. We found that RecQ does not differentially promote disassembly of short D-loops or D-loops that include mismatched base pairs. Thus, RecQ does not reduce genomic instability by discriminating against incorrect D-loops. In contrast, our results suggest that RecQ intervenes during D-loop formation to limit the length of recombinase-mediated D-loops. 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