Structural characterization and expression analysis of the Neurospora conidiation gene con-6.
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con-6 expression is conidiation-specific, peaking late in conidiation and in mature conidia, and absent from mycelium.
"The gene con-6 of Neurospora crassa is expressed during the formation of asexual spores (conidia), but it is not expressed in mycelium."
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Loss of con-6 has no demonstrable phenotype in conidium formation - expression during conidiation is not evidence of a required role in it.
"Inactivation of con-6 by the repeat-induced point mutation process had no demonstrable effect on formation or germination of conidia."