GENE CONVERSION


Meaning of GENE CONVERSION in English

[gene conversion] n (1955): a genetic process in which a heterozygote with one damaged strand of DNA produces gametes in an aberrant allelic ratio (as 3:1) instead of the normal 1:1 Mendelian ratio due to repair of the damaged strand with genetic material complementary to the other strand

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