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Plasmids have long been recognized in the kingdoms of bacteria and archaebacteria (17), while the existence of eukaryote plasmids has been realized only recently. There is one well-characterized nuclear plasmid, the 2-micron circle in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (10). A number of other plasmids, often associated with mitochondria, have been reported in a variety of eukaryotes (18). The existence of this symposium indicates substantial interest in extrachromosomal elements in simple eukaryotes. I shall summarize what we know of nuclear extrachromosomal elements in a particular ameboid eukaryote, the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum.
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Williams, K.L. (1986). Extrachromosomal DNA Elements in the Nucleus of Dictyostelium Discoideum . In: Wickner, R.B., et al. Extrachromosomal Elements in Lower Eukaryotes. Basic Life Sciences, vol 40. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5251-8_33
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