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The process in which related dna sequences from two different sources are exchanged is called

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Answer: Homologous Recombination

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In DNA recombination, homologous recombination is a type of gene repair in which nucleotide sequences are exchanged between two identical molecules of DNA.

When DNA damages occur such as DNA double-stranded breaks or DNA gaps during DNA synthesis.

To conserve genome, cells uses a homologous recombination (HR), a type of DNA repair.

In genetic engineering a foreign DNA with identical nucleotide sequence similar to that of the missing DNA gaps or breaks are introduced into a target cell. The cell recognizes the identical DNA sequences as homologues, causing target gene to be exchanged with the foreign DNA sequence during DNA repair.

HR also occur naturally.

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