Topical reversion at the HIS1 locus of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A tale of three mutants.

doi:10.1093/genetics/148.4.1647

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Topical reversion at the HIS1 locus of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A tale of three mutants.

Genetics - 1 Apr 1998

von Borstel R C, Savage E A, Wang Q, Hennig U G, Ritzel R G, Lee G S, Hamilton M D, Chrenek M A, Tomaszewski R W, Higgins J A, Tenove C J, Liviero L, Hastings P J, Korch C T, Steinberg C M

Abstract excerpt

Mutants of the HIS1 locus of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae are suitable reporters for spontaneous reversion events because most reversions are topical, that is, within the locus itself. Thirteen mutations of his1-1 now have been identified with respect to base sequence. Revertants of three m...

Topics

Adenine
Genes, Fungal
Guanine
Mutation
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Thymine

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