Molecular analysis of mutants of the Neurospora adenylosuccinate synthetase locus

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 199-204

  Wiest, A ^a   McCarthy, A J ^a   Schnittker, R ^a   McCluskey, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adenylosuccinate synthetase; gene conversion; mutant characterization; Neurospora crassa

Indexed keywords

ADENYLOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

ADENYLOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; ALLELES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PHYLOGENY;

FUNGI; NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 84866089896     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 09737731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-012-0175-1     Document Type: Article

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