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Nonallelic gene conversion in the genus Drosophila.
Genetics - 1 May 2010
Casola Claudio, Ganote Carrie L, Hahn Matthew W
Abstract excerpt
Nonallelic gene conversion has been proposed as a major force in homogenizing the sequences of paralogous genes. In this work, we investigate the extent and characteristics of gene conversion among gene families in nine species of the genus Drosophila. We carried out a genome-wide study of 2855 gene families (including 17,742 genes) and determined that conversion events involved 2628 genes. The proportion of...
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