recombination

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  1. noun The natural formation in offspring of genetic combinations not present in parents, by the processes of crossing over or independent assortment.

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  • The same recombination is also a mechanism for destroying favorable combinations of mutations. —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
  • Distribution of recombination crossovers and the origin of haplotype blocks: the interplay of population history, recombination, and mutation. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Through extensive coalescent simulations and analysis of published haplotype data on chromosome 21, we find that (1) the combined effects of population demographic history, recombination, and mutation dictate haplotype block characteristics and (2) haplotype blocks can arise in the absence of recombination hot spots. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • The recombination is then halted by cleavage of the junction and re-ligation of the released DNA. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • (CGI) PFGI-1, which shares plasmid replication, recombination, and conjugative transfer genes with those from CGIs found in other Pseudomonas spp., and PFGI-2, which resembles a portion of pathogenicity islands in the genomes of the plant pathogens Pseudomonas syringae and P. viridiflava. —  BioMed Central - Latest articles
 

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