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Homologous recombination

The non-symmetrical crossing-over of genes at homologous sequences (e.g. at Alu sequences of introns between different exons of a single gene) which gives rise to two mutant alleles, one a deletion and the other an insertion; recognised in haemoglobin and low-density-lipoprotein receptor mutations.

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