Abstract:Abstract Concerted evolution is a genetic process by which repetitive DNA sequences are homogenized so that the sequence of a given multigene family within a species shares much higher sequence identi...Abstract Concerted evolution is a genetic process by which repetitive DNA sequences are homogenized so that the sequence of a given multigene family within a species shares much higher sequence identity than that of the homologous gene family between two different species. Concerted evolution occurs in all living organisms, from bacteria to humans. DNA recombination mechanisms, especially gene conversion, are responsible for concerted evolution.Read More
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-07-15
Language: en
Type: other
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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