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Genetic analysis of rec mutants of Bacillus subtilis

Evidence for at least six linkage groups

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A total of 26 recombination defective mutants of Bacillus subtilis have been tested for their linkage relationships by the recombination index method. In addition to the previously known recA and recB loci, four further linkage groups (recE, recE, recF, recG) could be distinguished. The recD and recF loci map between ade-16 and cysA14 by PBS1 transduction.

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Harford, N. Genetic analysis of rec mutants of Bacillus subtilis . Molec. Gen. Genet. 129, 269–274 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00267919

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