title: Nonrandomly-associated forward mutation and mitotic recombination yield yeast diploids homozygous for recessive mutations.
abstract: We have employed the analysis of spontaneous forward mutations that confer the ability to utilize L-alpha-aminoadipate as a nitrogen source (alpha-Aa+) to discern the events that contribute to mitotic segregation of spontaneous recessive mutations by diploid cells. alpha-Aa- diploid cells yield alpha-Aa+ mutants at a rate of 7.8 +/- 3.6 x 10(-9). As in haploid strains, approximately 97% (30/31) of alpha-Aa+ mutants are spontaneous lys2-x recessive mutations. alpha-Aa+ mutants of diploid cells reflect mostly the fate of LYS2/lys2-x heterozygotes that arise by mutation within LYS2/LYS2 populations at a rate of 1.2 +/- 0.4 x 10(-6). Mitotic recombination occurs in nonrandom association with forward mutation of LYS2 at a rate of 1.3 +/- 0.6 x 10(-3). This mitotic recombination rate is tenfold higher than that of a control LYS2/lys2-1 diploid. Mitotic segregation within LYS2/lys2-x subpopulations yields primarily lys2-x/lys2-x diploids and a minority of lys2-x aneuploids. Fifteen percent of lys2-x/lys2-x diploids appear to have arisen by gene conversion of LYS2 to lys2-x; 85% of lys2-x/lys2-x diploids appear to have arisen by mitotic recombination in the CENII-LYS2 interval. lys2-1/lys2-1 mitotic segregants of a control LYS2/lys2-1 diploid consist similarity of 18% of lys2-1/lys2-1 diploids that appear to have arisen by gene conversion of LYS2 to lys2-1 and 82% of lys2-1/lys2-1 diploids that appear to have arisen by mitotic recombination in the CENII-LYS2 interval.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley 94720.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Bruschi
mesh_terms: D004171:Diploidy; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D006238:Haploidy; D006720:Homozygote; D008938:Mitosis / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics*