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Strains of Aspergillus nidulans with a chromosome segment in duplicate, one in normal position and one translocated to another chromosome, are unstable at mitosis. In addition to variants which result from deletions in either of the duplicate segments, which usually have improved morphology, they produce variants with deteriorated morphology. Three deteriorated variants reverted frequently to parental type morphology, both spontaneously and after ultra-violet treatment. Of six reversions analysed genetically, five were due to suppressors and one was probably due to back mutation. The suppressors segregated as single genes and were not linked to the mutation which they suppress. The instability of these so-called “deteriorated” variants is discussed in relation to mitotic instability phenomena in A. nidulans.
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Menezes, E.M., Azevedo, J.L. Reversion in variants from a duplication strain a Aspergillus nidulans . Molec. Gen. Genet. 164, 255–258 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00333154
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00333154