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. 1988 Feb;8(2):978–981. doi: 10.1128/mcb.8.2.978

DNA sequence analysis of spontaneous mutations in the SUP4-o gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

C N Giroux 1, J R Mis 1, M K Pierce 1, S E Kohalmi 1, B A Kunz 1
PMCID: PMC363231  PMID: 3280976

Abstract

A collection of 196 spontaneous mutations in the SUP4-o gene of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae was analyzed by DNA sequencing. The classes of mutation identified included all possible types of base-pair substitution, deletions of various lengths, complex alterations involving multiple changes, and insertions of transposable elements. Our findings demonstrate that at least several different mechanisms are responsible for spontaneous mutagenesis in S. cerevisiae.

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