Gene conversion


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replaces the sequence of one family member with the sequences of another close one(>90% similarity) but it does not effect the total number of genes http://books.google.fr/books?id=9TY2UVMb9HIC&pg=PA143&lpg=PA143&dq=segmental+duplication+unequal+crossing+over&source=bl&ots=Qj8mEE3Q1a&sig=f2IVSaLfVHU8Q0-CwBFzjxaJykc&hl=fr&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result#PPA144\,M1