Cytology of recessive sexual-phase mutants from wild strains of Neurospora crassa.

doi:10.1139/g92-124

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Cytology of recessive sexual-phase mutants from wild strains of Neurospora crassa.

Genome - 1 Oct 1992

Raju N B, Leslie J F

Abstract excerpt

Wild-collected strains of Neurospora crassa harbor recessive mutations that are expressed in the sexual phase when homozygous. Thirty-two representative mutants that produced barren perithecia were examined cytologically. Six of these mutants failed to form asci. Of the remaining 26, chromosome p...

Topics

Crosses, Genetic
Genes, Fungal
Genes, Recessive
Meiosis
Mutation
Neurospora crassa
Reproduction
Spores, Fungal

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