The polymerase in its labyrinth: mechanisms and implications of RNA recombination.

doi:10.1016/0168-9525(91)90434-r

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The polymerase in its labyrinth: mechanisms and implications of RNA recombination.

Trends in genetics : TIG - 1 Jun 1991

Jarvis T C, Kirkegaard K

Abstract excerpt

The wide variety of RNA viruses, and the diseases associated with them, may result in part from the capacity of RNA genomes to evolve through genetic recombination. Here we address the mechanism of RNA recombination, and ask questions about its prevalence and purpose in nature.

Topics

Biological Evolution
DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
Genetic Variation
Models, Genetic
RNA
RNA Viruses
Recombination, Genetic
Templates, Genetic

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