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A mutant which increases second division segregation (SDS) frequency of locus 110 (linkage group VI) was isolated. It was called mei4 because of its meiotic deficiency. The present paper deals with its effect on meiotic recombination when heterozygous. mei4 then only acts on linkage group VI. The SDS frequencies were increased for all markers used, except locus 5 located very close to the centromere. This quasi general enhancement results exclusively in an enlargement of map distance on linkage group VI's proximal part. Crosses involving three mutant genes allowed to check that the distances on the distal part were constant. This is due to a real lack of crossover frequency modification in this region and not to a change of chiasma interference. Among the seven linkage groups of Podospora anserina, group VI exhibits several other particularities concerning meiotic recombination, especially a lower positive chiasma interference and a more regular crossover distribution, suggesting a particular recombination regulation.
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Marcou, D. Dominant enhancer effect of the meiotic mei4 mutant on recombination frequencies restricted to linkage group VI in Podospora anserina . Molec. Gen. Genet. 173, 299–305 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00268640
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