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. 1972 Aug;69(8):2346–2350. doi: 10.1073/pnas.69.8.2346

Control of Daughter-Cell Number Variation in Multiple Fission: Genetic versus Environmental Determinants in Prototheca

Robert O Poyton 1,*, Daniel Branton 1
PMCID: PMC426931  PMID: 4506103

Abstract

Prototheca zopfii has been developed as an experimental system for studying the control of cytokinesis and daughter-cell number variation in multiple fission. Although mean daughter-cell number increases linearly with growth rate, and this dependency is genetically controlled, pedigree analysis shows that daughter-cell number variation is not under direct genetic control. In a population growing in steady-state balanced growth, each cell has a given probability of dividing into 2, 4, 8 16, or 32 daughter-cells. These probabilities are independent of the division number of the cell in the preceding generation, and can be altered by changes in the culture medium.

Keywords: cell division, growth rate effects, colorless alga, Chlorella

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