| RRC ID |
29112
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| Author |
Erdos GW, Raper KB, Vogen LK.
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| Title |
Sexuality in the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium giganteum.
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| Journal |
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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| Abstract |
By pairing of strains of Dictyostelium giganteum in various combinations this species was shown to be heterothallic. Four mating types were identified. Some strains could not be assigned a mating type and others showed no mating reaction. No self-compatible strains were found. Mutations were introduced in several strains and genetic crosses were performed. The results of these crosses show that mating and macrocyst formation are controlled by a single locus-multiple allele incompatibility system. The results also support the view that the myxamoebae that emerge upon germination of the macrocysts are the products of meiosis.
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| Volume |
72(3)
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| Pages |
970-3
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| Published |
1975-3-1
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| DOI |
10.1073/pnas.72.3.970
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| PMID |
1055396
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| PMC |
PMC432445
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| MeSH |
Alleles
Breeding
Crosses, Genetic
Genetic Linkage
Genotype
Mutation
Myxomycetes / physiology*
Sex*
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| IF |
9.412
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| Resource |
| Cellular slime molds |
S00234
S00235
S00236 |
