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A modifier gene involved in the expression of the dominant mating type allele in Paramecium caudatum
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 April 2009
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Mating type in Paramecium caudatum, syngen 3 is determined by a pair of alleles with simple dominance; the recessive allele restricts homozygotes to mating type V and the dominant allele permits expression of mating type VI. Clones of mating type V never show natural selfing, but most clones of mating type VI self naturally. A mutant clone of mating type VI which never selfed over a period of more than 3 years was obtained by treatment with N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine. When this mutant clone was crossed to a wild-type stock of mating type V, all F1 clones of mating type VI gave rise to selfers. From selfing of these F1 of mating type VI, clones of F2 were obtained. Nearly 3:1 segregation of selfer to non-selfer clones was observed among the F2 clones of mating type VI. The results were consistent with the interpretation that a dominant modifier gene, Su(+mtV), controls the instability in the expression of mating type VI.
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