In human-rodent fusion hybrid cell lines, only one human chromosome may be retained and in this monosomic condition the recessive allele can be expressed. The human chromosome is thus converted to a haploid state.
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(2008). Conversion. In: Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Informatics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6754-9_3593
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