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Why are parasite contingency genes often associated with telomeres?

J D Barry1, M L Ginger, P Burton

  • 1Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology, University of Glasgow, Anderson College, 56 Dumbarton Road, UK. j.d.barry@bio.gla.ac.uk

International Journal for Parasitology
|January 28, 2003
PubMed
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Pathogenic microbes use contingency genes for rapid phenotype switching, aiding survival. Subtelomeric locations may offer benefits like reversible gene silencing for immune evasion strategies in pathogens.

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