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The synthesis of both DNA and RNA are shown to follow the same general pattern during the vegetative life cycle of Volvox aureus M5. Nucleic acid synthesis is minimal during the first 12 h of development and maximal at the 36–48 h phase.
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Mitomycin C at 45 μg/ml and actinomycin D at 4 μg/ml are shown to selectively inhibit DNA and RNA synthesis respectively.
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The continued synthesis of DNA and RNA throughout the period of cell division is required for normal completion of development. Gonidial enlargement is not inhibited by either antibiotic.
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Tucker, R.G., Darden, W.H. Nucleic acid synthesis during the vegetative life cycle of Volvox aureus M5. Archiv. Mikrobiol. 84, 87–94 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00408085
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