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CsCl-bisbenzimide gradients were used to purify ribosomal DNA (rDNA) from Schizophyllum commune total DNA. Southern hybridizations demonstrate that this DNA codes for rRNA. Restriction mapping of the rDNA from four strains revealed strain variation with repeat lengths of 9.2–9.6 kbp. Specific differences in the length of the rDNA repeat in different strains are due to insertions of 0.2 or 0.4 kbp of DNA at a single site. Different strains also show restriction site polymorphisms. Our analysis demonstrates the caution that must be exercised when interpreting restriction data from genomes containing restriction polymorphisms. Restriction digests with MspI and HpaII indicate that the rDNA contains 5-methylcytosine and that the unit repeats are not methylated identically, but rather differentially. This is the first report of methylated rDNA in fungi.
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Specht, C.A., Novotny, C.P. & Ullrich, R.C. Strain specific differences in ribosomal DNA from the fungus Schizophyllum commune . Curr Genet 8, 219–222 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00417819
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00417819