Gene conversion in angiosperm genomes with an emphasis on genes duplicated by polyploidization

Genes

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-20

  Wang, Xi Yin ^a   Paterson, Andrew H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b HEBEI UNITED UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Angiosperm; Gene duplication; Grass; Illegitimate recombination; Non allelic (ectopic) gene conversion

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANGIOSPERM; BIRTH; CHROMOSOME; DEATH; GENE CONVERSION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENOME; POLYPLOIDY; REVIEW; RICE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79953714580     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/genes2010001     Document Type: Review

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