Characterization of three DNA transposons in the Dutch elm disease fungi and evidence of repeat-induced point (RIP) mutations

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 430-443

  Bouvet, Guillaume F ^a   Jacobi, Volker ^a   Bernier, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cumulative transition score (CTS); DNA transposon; Genetic bridge; Interspecific hybrids; O. ulmi; Ophiostoma novo ulmi; Repeat induced point mutation (RIP)

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND; DUTCH ELM DISEASE; GENE; HYBRID; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPHIO1 GENE; OPHIO2 GENE; OPHIO3 GENE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSPOSON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASCOMYCOTA; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POINT MUTATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSPOSASES; ULMUS;

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; OPHIOSTOMA NOVO-ULMI; OPHIOSTOMA ULMI; ULMUS;

EID: 33947606272     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2006.11.016     Document Type: Article

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