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Polymorphisms in tandemly repeated sequences ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae mitodhondrial DNA

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A spontaneously arising mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variant ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae has been formed by two exta copies of a 14-bp sequence (TTAATTAAATTATC) being added to a tandem repeat of this unit. Similar polymorphisms in tandemly repeated sequences have been found in a comparison between mtDNAs from our strain and others. In 5850 bp of intergenic mtDNA squence, polymorphisms in tandemly repeated sequences of three or more base pairs occur approximately every 400–500 bp whereas differences in 1–2 bp occur approximately every 60 bp. Some polymorphisms are associated wit optional G+C-rich sequences (GC clusters). Two such optional GC clusters and one A+T repeat polymorphism have been discovered in the tRNA synthesis locus. In addition, the variable presence of large open reading frames are documented and mechanisms for generating intergenic sequence diversity inS. cerevisiae mtDNA are discussed.

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Skelly, P.J., Clark-Walker, G.D. Polymorphisms in tandemly repeated sequences ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae mitodhondrial DNA. J Mol Evol 32, 396–404 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02101279

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