Keith Robison wrote:
>There really isn't much reason _a priori_ to expect recombination from
>occuring amidst a codon. Remember, the bulk of recombination involves
>exact pairing between two pieces of DNA coding for about the same
>thing, and so there are unlikely to be harmful effects from
>the recombination event (i.e. recombination is unlikely to generate
>a frameshift from two unframeshifted genes).
Sorry if this should be "common knowledge", but what is the probability
of introducing a frameshift during crossover? I have wondered about this,
but have never run across any estimates. I wonder if it is an effect that
can even be measured apart from other factors that introduce frameshifts?
Randy
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