Le transfert autonome des facteurs mitochondriaux (la cytoduction) lors du croisement des cellules de levure Saccharomyces cerevisiae

When crossing the genetically marked yeast strains obtained from the Gif collection we observed the appearance of haploid nucleo-cytoplasmic hybrids carrying the 3 nuclear markers of the ρ⁻ parent and the mitochondrial markers (rho⁺ E^R C^R) of the other parent. The frequency of such cytoduction was about 1 per cent. The mitochondrial markers E^R and C^R were transmited to cytoductants together and did not segregate. The possible mechanisms of the cytoduction and its significance are discussed.