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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Mazor Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2724302 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nucleic acids research 20090611 14
Variegated expression of genes contributes to phenotypic variation within populations of genetically identical cells. Such variation plays a role in development and host pathogen interaction and can be important in adaptation to harsh environments. The expression state of genes placed near telomeres shows a variegated pattern of inheritance due to heterochromatin formation, a phenomenon that is called telomere position effect (TPE). We show that in budding yeast, TPE is controlled by the a1/alph ...[more]