mating type switching

Term ID

GO:0007533

Synonyms

mating type switching and recombination

Definition

The conversion of a single-cell organism from one mating type to another by the precise replacement of a DNA sequence at the expressed mating type locus with a copy of a sequence from a donor locus. 9928492

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

has parts: donor selection gene conversion at mating-type locus mating-type locus imprinting

donor selection gene conversion at mating-type locus mating-type locus imprinting Show first 5 Terms
is a type of: mating type determination reproductive process in single-celled organism

mating type determination reproductive process in single-celled organism Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of mating type switching

negative regulation of mating type switching Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of mating type switching

positive regulation of mating type switching Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of mating type switching

regulation of mating type switching Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes