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Gene Conversion

Medical 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.
Also Called:	Polar Recombination,Polaron
Previously Indexed:	Mutation (1966-1979),Recombination, Genetic (1968-1979)

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