Term Name: DNA recombination
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Definition: Any process in which a new genotype is formed by reassortment of genes resulting in gene combinations different from those that were present in the parents. In eukaryotes genetic recombination can occur by chromosome assortment, intrachromosomal recombination, or nonreciprocal interchromosomal recombination. Interchromosomal recombination occurs by crossing over. In bacteria it may occur by genetic transformation, conjugation, transduction, or F-duction.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006310]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: DNA strand displacement DNA strand exchange activity DNA strand invasion meiotic heteroduplex formation resolution of DNA recombination intermediates
is a type of: DNA metabolic process
has subtype: DNA transposition homologous recombination intrachromosomal DNA recombination intron homing mitochondrion DNA recombination mitotic recombination plasmid recombination recombination within rDNA repeats recombinational repair RNA-mediated DNA recombination somatic cell DNA recombination
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of DNA recombination
positively regulated by: positive regulation of DNA recombination
regulated by: regulation of DNA recombination