BIO 325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Anophthalmia, Hypertrichosis, Mutation
Homologous Recombination – Cross Over
• Homologous Recombination – an exchange that occurs at equivalent position along 2
homologous chromosomes
o Cross oer happes etee hoologous hroosoes durig eiosis I
• Heteroduplex – as a result of homologous recombination, recombinant chromosome
otais heteroduplex regio; hrid DNA doule heli
• Step 1: double strand break in one chromatid
• Step 2: exoncluease chews back one strand
• Step 3: strand invasion
• “tep 4: foratio of 2 holliday jutios
o If o ross over; step 4: strad displaeet y atirossover heliase
o Heteroduplex can be formed without cross over
o Holliday Junctions – structures made from 4 DNA strands
• Step 5: branch migration
• Step 6: resolution of Holliday junctions; resolvase
Consequences of Heteroduplex
• DNA repair enzymes eliminate mismatches
• Either allele can be converted
• Gene Conversion – the formation of heteroduplex during meiosis can result deviations
fro epeted : segregatio or : ratio is ko as gee oersio or the
nonreciprocal genetic exchange between 2 closely linked genes
o Gene conversion happens at both crossover and no crossover pathways
o Normal (Aa x aa) = ½ A and ½ a
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