What Is Gene Amplification?

Gene amplification refers to a process in which the copy number of a specific gene is selectively increased while the copy numbers of other genes are not increased in proportion.

Gene amplification

Gene amplification refers to the

In research or diagnostics, DNA amplification can be performed by:

Natural gene amplification, also known as chromosome replication, or gene replication, is the main mechanism for generating new genetic material during the evolution of biological molecules. It refers to the duplication of any DNA fragment that contains a gene.

Gene replication may result from DNA replication and repair errors, or from accidental capture of selfish genetic elements. Several common causes of gene replication include: ectopic recombination (crossovers in the recombination process occur at non-homologous sites), reverse transcription events, aneuploidy, polyploidy, and replication slip (slip chain mismatch) ^{[4 ]} .