Intramolecular cross-overs generate deleted mitochondrial DNA molecules in Podospora anserina

Current Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 162-170

  Jamet Vierny, Corinne ^a   Boulay, Jocelyne ^a   Briand, Jean François ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Homologous recombination; Mitochondrial DNA deletions; Podospora; Senescence

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REPETITIVE DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL AGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSING OVER; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE;

AGING; ASCOMYCOTA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 0031049444     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002940050191     Document Type: Article

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