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Vincristine induces somatic segregation, via mitotic crossing-over, in diploid cells of Aspergillus nidulans.
Biological research - 1 Jan 2002
Chiuchetta Simone Jurema Ruggeri, De Castro-Prado Marialba Avezum Alves
Abstract excerpt
Vincristine is an alkaloid widely used as an antineoplastic agent. In eukaryotic cells the drug causes blockage in the G2 phase of the cell cycle and an increase in the frequency of sister chromatid exchanges. Due to the fact that germinating Aspergillus nidulans cells spend most of their cycle in G2 phase, they provide an excellent system for the study of mitotic crossing-over. Taking into account that mitotic...
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