Sager R, Ramanis Z
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1974 Dec;71(12):4698-702. doi: 10.1073/pnas.71.12.4698.
Two mutations are described that alter the pattern of inheritance of chloroplast genes in Chlamydomonas. The mutant gene mat-1 linked to the mating type allele mt(-) greatly increases the frequency of exceptional zygotes, i.e., zygotes that transmit chloroplast genes from the mt(-) (male) parent. In some crosses, 80-90% of the zygotes are biparental, transmitting chloroplast genes from both parents. The mat-2 mutation, linked to mt(+), acts to decrease the frequency of exceptional zygotes below the spontaneous level. The mutant effects are discussed in terms of a DNA modification-restriction system, postulated to regulate the transmission of chloroplast DNA in zygotes.
本文描述了两个改变衣藻叶绿体基因遗传模式的突变。与交配型等位基因mt(-)连锁的突变基因mat-1极大地增加了异常合子的频率,即从mt(-)(雄性)亲本传递叶绿体基因的合子。在一些杂交中,80%-90%的合子是双亲遗传的,即从双亲传递叶绿体基因。与mt(+)连锁的mat-2突变则使异常合子的频率降至自发水平以下。本文根据一种推测用于调控合子中叶绿体DNA传递的DNA修饰-限制系统对突变效应进行了讨论。