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Species of RNA showing the characteristics of mRNA have been isolated from ungerminated conidia and from mycelia of Neurospora crassa grown for 8, 16 and 24 hours. Molecular hybridization between such RNA species and DNA together with hybridization competition between mRNA from ungerminated conidia and from growth periods of 8, 16 and 24 hours, showed that conidia contain conserved mRNA. Such mRNA may participate in protein synthesis taking place up to 30 minutes of incubation of the conidia.
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Bhagwat, A.S., Mahadevan, P.R. Conserved mRNA from the conidia of Neurospora crassa . Molec. Gen. Genet. 109, 142–151 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00269650
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