Sequence heterology and gene conversion at his-3 of Neurospora crassa

Current Genetics

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 289-301

  Yeadon, P Jane ^a   Bowring, Frederick J ^a   Catcheside, David E A ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cog; Conversion; Hotspot; Neurospora; Recombination; Sequence heterology

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN COG; PROTEIN HIS 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; DNA TEMPLATE; GENE CONVERSION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC RESISTANCE; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; MISMATCH REPAIR; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOMATIC CROSSING OVER;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BASE PAIR MISMATCH; DIPLOIDY; EXONS; GENE CONVERSION; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTIDINE; HOMOZYGOTE; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 2442606420     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00294-004-0491-y     Document Type: Article

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