Genomic evidence of repeat-induced point mutation (RIP) in filamentous ascomycetes

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 306-326

  John Clutterbuck, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dinucleotide frequency distribution; Directional transition mutations; Pezizomycotina; Repeat induced point mutation; RIP; Transposable elements

Indexed keywords

DINUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENOME; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PEZIZOMYCOTINA; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT INDUCED POINT MUTATION; TRANSPOSON;

ASCOMYCOTA; DNA, FUNGAL; GENOME, FUNGAL; POINT MUTATION; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

AJELLOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; ASCOMYCOTA; CHAETOMIUM GLOBOSUM; PEZIZOMYCOTINA;

EID: 78751621346     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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