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Effect of UV-C Radiation on Genomic Variation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
Genes - 13 May 2026
Radice Rosa Paola, Padula Francesca, Iannelli Valeria, Montagnuolo Xavier, Scopa Antonio, Drosos Marios, Martelli Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) radiation is a high-energy physical mutagen capable of inducing DNA damage and oxidative stress, thereby generating genomic variability in photosynthetic organisms. However, its genome-wide effects in unicellular eukaryotic microalgae remain poorly characterized. This study developed a UV-C mutagenesis protocol in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and evaluated its genomic and...
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