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. 1976 Nov 17;148(3):233-41.
doi: 10.1007/BF00332897.

Restriction endonuclease analysis of ribosomal DNA from Saccharomyces cerevisiae

J H Cramer, F W Farrelly, R H Rownd

Restriction endonuclease analysis of ribosomal DNA from Saccharomyces cerevisiae

J H Cramer et al. Mol Gen Genet. .

Abstract

The size and degree of homogeneity of the repetitive units in purified ribosomal DNA (gamma DNA) from Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been analyzed by restriction endonuclease digestion and heteroduplex mapping. Digestion of the gamma DNA with EcoRI yields seven fragments, digestion with Hind II+III yields five fragments, digestion with Hind III alone yields two fragments, and digestion with Sma I yields one fragment. The sum of the fragment molecular weights after digestion with each of the endonucleases is 5.5-5.6 x 10(6). When the DNA strands of the Sma I fragment are dissociated and reannealed, only homoduplexes are formed. We have concluded from these results that the repeating units in yeast ribosomal DNA are 5.6 x 10(6) datons and are homogeneous in size and composition.

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