Germline Evolution: Sequestered Cells or Immortal Strands?

Duur K. Aanen

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.033

Germline Evolution: Sequestered Cells or Immortal Strands?

Duur K. Aanen^*

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Abstract

Mutation accumulation in long-lived fairy-ring mushrooms is orders of magnitude lower than predicted based on per-cell division mutation rates in other organisms. A possible explanation is the maintenance of ‘immortal’ template-DNA in the active periphery of the fairy ring.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R799-R801
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	29
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.033
Publication status	Published - 19 Aug 2019

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