Distribution of recombination hotspots in the human genome--a comparison of computer simulations with real data.

Recombination is the main cause of genetic diversity. Thus, errors in this process can lead to chromosomal abnormalities. Recombination events are confined to narrow chromosome regions called hotspots in which characteristic DNA motifs are found. Genomic analyses have shown that both recombination h...

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Main Authors: Dorota Mackiewicz, Paulo Murilo Castro de Oliveira, Suzana Moss de Oliveira, Stanisław Cebrat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3679075?pdf=render