title: Genetic recombination in mammalian somatic cells: a brief note.
abstract: Crossing over in somatic cells is a likely source of genotypic modification observed in ageing and in carcinogenesis. The possible evolutionary significance of this mechanism is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D003434:Crossing Over, Genetic; D005826:Genetics, Medical; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals; D008938:Mitosis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics