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Gene Conversion

Gene Conversion is a non-reciprocal genetic exchange process in which one DNA sequence replaces a homologous sequence in a manner distinct from general recombination, resulting in the unidirectional transfer of genetic information.

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Yeast transformation: a model system for the study of recombination.

Terry L. Orr‐Weaver, Jack W. Szostak, Rodney Rothstein · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1981 · 1.5K citations

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DNA-mediated transfer of the adenine phosphoribosyltransferase locus into mammalian cells.

Michael Wigler, Àngel Pellicer, Saul J. Silverstein et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1979 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Statistical tests for detecting gene conversion.

Steven F. Sawyer · Molecular Biology and Evolution · 1989 · 878 citations · Full text

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Evolution of the Zfx and Zfy genes: rates and interdependence between the genes.

Pekka Pamilo, N. O. Bianchi · Molecular Biology and Evolution · 1993 · 514 citations · Full text

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Complex gene conversion events in germline mutation at human minisatellites

Alec J. Jeffreys, Keiji Tamaki, Annette MacLeod et al. · Nature Genetics · 1994 · 488 citations

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    James E. Haber

    Brandeis University, United States

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    Arthur Chovnick

    University of Connecticut, United States

    11 publications · 628 citations

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    Thomas D. Petes

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    10 publications · 920 citations

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    Jac A. Nickoloff

    University of New Mexico, United States

    9 publications · 711 citations

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    R. Michael Liskay

    Oregon Health & Science University, United States

    9 publications · 557 citations

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  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    21 h-index

    72 publications

    4.4K citations

  2. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    18 h-index

    39 publications

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  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    18 h-index

    47 publications

    2.6K citations

  4. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    17 h-index

    53 publications

    2.5K citations

  5. Brandeis University

    Waltham, United States

    16 h-index

    52 publications

    4.1K citations

  6. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    13 h-index

    31 publications

    3.1K citations

  7. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    12 h-index

    24 publications

    3.8K citations

  8. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    12 h-index

    25 publications

    2.4K citations

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  1. Genetics

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    PNAS · 53 publications · 6.4K citations

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  3. Molecular and Cellular Biology

    MCB · 60 publications · 4K citations

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  4. Nature

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