The molecular complexity of mu and pi symbiont DNA of Paramecium aurelia.

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  • A T Soldo
  • G A Godoy
چکیده

The molecular size of mu and pi symbionts of Parameciumaurelia has been calculated from renaturation kinetic data. Observed values were 0.78 x 10(9) daltons for mu particle DNA and 0.81 x 10(9) daltons for pi particle DNA. Estimates of analytical complexity were 4.45 x 10(9) and 5.05 x 10(9) daltons respectively. Based on these data, mu and pi symbionts appear to possess multiple genomes and contain a minimum of 5 or 6 copies of each DNA sequence.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Nucleic acids research

دوره 1 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1974