Genetic control of intrachromosomal recombination.

doi:10.1002/bies.950170210

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Genetic control of intrachromosomal recombination.

BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology - 1 Feb 1995

Klein H L

Abstract excerpt

Intrachromosomal recombination between direct repeats can occur either as gene conversion events, which maintain exactly the number of repeat units, or as deletions, which reduce the number of repeat units. Gene conversions are classical recombination events that utilize the standard chromosome r...

Topics

Animals
Chromosomes
Escherichia coli
Humans
Mutation
Recombination, Genetic
Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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