Characterization of Non-selected Intermolecular Gene Conversion in the Polyploid Haloarchaeon Haloferax volcanii

Characterization of Non-selected Intermolecular Gene Conversion in the Polyploid Haloarchaeon Haloferax volcanii

Gene conversion is defined as the non-reciprocal transfer of genetic information from one site to a homologous, but not identical site of the genome. In prokaryotes, gene conversion can increase the variance of sequences, like in antigenic variation, but can also lead to a homogenization of sequence...

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Main Authors: Daniel Wasser, Andreas Borst, Mathias Hammelmann, Katharina Ludt, Jörg Soppa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
archaea
Haloferax volcanii
gene conversion
polyploidy
heterozygous cells
protoplast fusion
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.680854/full

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