Genome sequencing: the ripping yarn of the frozen genome.
The completion of the genome sequence of the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa reveals a gene number very much higher than those of yeasts. Of particular interest in this species are the effects of the repeat-induced point mutation (RIP) process, which appears to have prevented recent evolution through gene duplication in this lineage.
Brookfield
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Institute of Genetics, University of Nottingham, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D020440:Gene Duplication; D016681:Genome, Fungal; D017354:Point Mutation / Q000235:genetics*