Intrachromosomal recombination between direct repeats in Penicillium chrysogenum: Gene conversion and deletion events

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 261, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 994-1000

  Casqueiro, J ^a   Banuelos O ^b   Gutierrez S ^a,b   Hijarrubia, M J ^a   Martin J F ^a,b  

^a Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC Parque Científico de León   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deletions; Gene disruption; Instability; Mitotic recombination; Penicillium chrysogenum

Indexed keywords

LYSINE; REPETITIVE DNA;

ARTICLE; CROSSING OVER; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE CONVERSION; GENE DELETION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; GENE CONVERSION; GENE DELETION; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PHENOTYPE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 0032789555     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380051048     Document Type: Article

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