A mutation (gad) linked to mt and affecting asexual plasmodium formation in Physarum polycephalum. |
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Authors: | T M Shinnick and C E Holt |
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Abstract: | Amoebae of the acellular slime mold Physarum polycephalum convert to plasmodia both asexually and sexually. Genetic analysis of a mutant that exhibits enhanced asexual plasmodium formation is reported. The mutant carries a single lesion (gad-11) located 12.3 map units from mt, a gene that controls mating specificity in sexual plasmodium formation. The mutation, which was isolated in an mt3 strain, is also expressed in mth and mt4 strains. |
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