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Genetic control of chromosome length in yeast.

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Walmsley, RM; Petes, TD
Published in: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
January 1985

The chromosomes of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae terminate with sequences that have the form poly(C1-3-A). In this paper, we show that within an individual yeast strain all chromosomes end with tracts of poly(C1-3-A) of similar lengths; however, different strains can have tracts that vary in length by a factor of two. By a genetic analysis, we demonstrate that yeast cells have a mechanism that allows them to change rapidly the length of their chromosomes by altering the length of the poly(C1-3-A) tract.

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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

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ISSN

0027-8424

Publication Date

January 1985

Volume

82

Issue

2

Start / End Page

506 / 510

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  • Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
  • Polyribonucleotides
  • Poly C
  • Poly A
  • Nucleic Acid Conformation
  • Meiosis
  • Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
  • DNA Restriction Enzymes
  • DNA Replication
 

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Walmsley, R. M., & Petes, T. D. (1985). Genetic control of chromosome length in yeast. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 82(2), 506–510. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.82.2.506
Walmsley, R. M., and T. D. Petes. “Genetic control of chromosome length in yeast.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 82, no. 2 (January 1985): 506–10. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.82.2.506.
Walmsley RM, Petes TD. Genetic control of chromosome length in yeast. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1985 Jan;82(2):506–10.
Walmsley, R. M., and T. D. Petes. “Genetic control of chromosome length in yeast.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 82, no. 2, Jan. 1985, pp. 506–10. Pubmed, doi:10.1073/pnas.82.2.506.
Walmsley RM, Petes TD. Genetic control of chromosome length in yeast. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1985 Jan;82(2):506–510.
Journal cover image

Published In

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

DOI

ISSN

0027-8424

Publication Date

January 1985

Volume

82

Issue

2

Start / End Page

506 / 510

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  • Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
  • Polyribonucleotides
  • Poly C
  • Poly A
  • Nucleic Acid Conformation
  • Meiosis
  • Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
  • DNA Restriction Enzymes
  • DNA Replication