Gene conversion in the rice genome
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Gene conversion causes a non-reciprocal transfer of genetic information between similar sequences. Gene conversion can both homogenize genes and recruit point mutations thereby shaping the evolution of multigene families. In the rice...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-02-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/93 |