Variation, Variegation and Heritable Gene Repression in S. cerevisiae

Phenotypic heterogeneity provides growth advantages for a population upon changes of the environment. In S. cerevisiae, such heterogeneity has been observed as “on/off” states in the expression of individual genes in individual cells. These variations can persist for a limited or extended number of...

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Main Authors: Kholoud Shaban, Safia Mahabub Sauty, Krassimir Yankulov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2021.630506/full