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Effects of the rad 2-20, rad 9-4, r s1 , and the corresponding wild type RAD alleles in haploid and homozygous diploid Saccharomyces strains on UV induced mutation rates from adenine, lysine and histidine dependence to independence are reported. The UV induced mutation rates were similar for the RAD, r s1 , and rad 9-4 haploids, whereas the rad 2-20 mutation causes a marked increase in the UV induced mutation rates. The diploid rad 2-20 strain also exhibits a marked increase in the UV induced mutation rates, whereas the rad 9-4 diploid has reduced mutation rates when compared to the wildtype. The UV induced mutation rates of haploid and diploid RAD strains are almost identical. For the rad 2-20 and rad 9-4 diploids, however, these rates are smaller than in the corresponding haploid strains. Differential effects of the rad genes on the ratio of locus to suppressor mutations were found. The implications of these findings on possible repair processes in yeasts are discussed.
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Eckardt, F., Kowalski, S. & Laskowski, W. The effects of three rad genes on UV induced mutation rates in haploid and diploid Saccharomyces cells. Molec. gen. Genet. 136, 261–272 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00334021
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