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Sequence conversion during postreplicative adenovirus overlap recombination.

K L Bennett·G D Pearson
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Abstract

Sequence conversion efficiently transfers genetic information in high yield during postreplicative adenovirus overlap recombination. This process is intrinsically nonreciprocal, depends on adenovirus-specific strand-displacement replication by both partner molecules, and requires that complementary sequences on displaced strands must exceed a minimal length to form a heteroduplex intermediate.

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AdenoviridaeCell LineCloning, MolecularDNA ReplicationDNA, ViralEscherichia coliGene ConversionGenes, ViralHeLa CellsHumansModels, GeneticPlasmidsRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidRestriction MappingSequence DeletionTransfectionVirus ReplicationJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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K L Bennett, G D Pearson. 1993-02-15. Sequence conversion during postreplicative adenovirus overlap recombination.. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.90.4.1397

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