recombination rate
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recombination
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌriː.kɒm.bɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌri.kɑːm.bəˈneɪ.ʃən/
the process of creating new combinations of genes with characteristics different from those in ...
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rate
noun[C]
uk/reɪt/us/reɪt/
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a ...
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In contrast, one quantity that increases with increasingrecombinationrateis the number of different partitions defined by adjacent pairs of congruent segregating sites.
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Linkage groups are typically identified by examining the likelihood function for therecombinationratebetween pairs of markers.
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In other words, for anyrecombinationrate, the observed data is extremely likely.
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In all these models of evolution, therecombinationrateis a key parameter.
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Here, we show that the correlation between base composition (of protein-coding and intron regions) andrecombinationrateholds only for lower values of the latter.
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By contrast, estimates that better capture regional variation inrecombinationrateshould be more strongly correlated with parameters that change over short time-scales.
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Other factors being equal, the lower therecombinationrate, the larger the chromosomal segment affected by selection at a linked site.
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It should be noticed thatrecombinationratecan vary during evolution.
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As expected the relative partial pressure of electrons (or electron density) decreases with increasing pressure because of the increase of therecombinationrate.
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This makes it possible to support an accurate estimate ofrecombinationrateby analysis of thousands of individuals.
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Conversely, the sliding-window approach is more sensitive to errors in the genetic or physical locations, and hence might generate artefactual variations inrecombinationrate.
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Because there were no crossovers in the second chromosome pericentromeric region, we conservatively estimated itsrecombinationrateas though one crossover product was recovered.
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However, in regions showing permanently lowrecombinationrate, recurrent selective events remove most of the variability and make it difficult to distinguish the two hypotheses.
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In general, as therecombinationrateincreases, the optimal strategy is to sequence a smaller length from more individuals.
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For genes under weaker selection, a correlation betweenrecombinationrateand bias should be apparent over a greater range of recombination rates.
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For a catalytic material (platinum), the experimental and numerical heat transfer rates are matched to estimate the value of the catalyticrecombinationratecoefficient.
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In this case the data consist of the lengths of ancestral segments measured in terms of the totalrecombinationrate.
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