ˈɛvɪdəns ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪts ðˈæt, dˈuː tə ðə spˈɛʃəl nˈɪɹbaɪ ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp ðeɪ ʃˈɛɹ, sˈɪstɚ kɹˈoʊmɐtˌɪdz ɑːɹ nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli pɹɪfˈɜːd ˌoʊvɚ dˈɪstənt həmˈɑːləɡəs kɹˈoʊmɐtˌɪdz æz sˈʌbstɹeɪts fɔːɹ ɹˌiːkˌɑːmbᵻnˈeɪʃənəl ɹᵻpˈɛɹ, bˌʌt hæv ðə kəpˈæsᵻɾi tə ɹᵻpˈɛɹ mˈoːɹ dˌiːˌɛnˈeɪ dˈæmɪdʒ ðɐn dˈuː hˈɑːməlˌɑːɡz.
Evidence indicates that, due to the special nearby relationship they share, sister chromatids are not only preferred over distant homologous chromatids as substrates for recombinational repair, but have the capacity to repair more DNA damage than do homologs.