Preferred Label : gene conversion;
MeSH definition : The asymmetrical segregation of genes during replication which leads to the production
of non-reciprocal recombinant strands and the apparent conversion of one allele into
another. Thus, e.g., the meiotic products of an Aa individual may be AAAa or aaaA
instead of AAaa, i.e., the A allele has been converted into the a allele or vice versa.;
MeSH synonym : conversion, gene; gene conversions; conversions, gene;
MeSH hyponym : polar recombination; Polar Recombinations; Recombination, Polar; Recombinations, Polar;
Related MeSH term : polaron; Polarons;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene conversion;
Origin ID : D005785;
UMLS CUI : C0017259;
Allowable qualifiers
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- False automatic mappings
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The asymmetrical segregation of genes during replication which leads to the production
of non-reciprocal recombinant strands and the apparent conversion of one allele into
another. Thus, e.g., the meiotic products of an Aa individual may be AAAa or aaaA
instead of AAaa, i.e., the A allele has been converted into the a allele or vice versa.
