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SUBMITTER: Paulsson J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5485169 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Paulsson Johan J El Karoui Meriem M Lindell Monica M Hughes Diarmaid D
Molecular microbiology 20170313 5
Gene conversion, non-reciprocal transfer from one homologous sequence to another, is a major force in evolutionary dynamics, promoting co-evolution in gene families and maintaining similarities between repeated genes. However, the properties of the transfer - where it initiates, how far it proceeds and how the resulting conversion tracts are affected by mismatch repair - are not well understood. Here, we use the duplicate tuf genes in Salmonella as a quantitatively tractable model system for gen ...[more]