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<p>The <b>mating-type locus</b> is a specialized region in the <a href="page.php?w=genome">genome</a>s of some <a href="page.php?w=yeast">yeast</a> and other <a href="page.php?w=fungi">fungi</a>, usually organized into <a href="page.php?w=heterochromatin">heterochromatin</a> and possessing unique <a href="page.php?w=histone_methylation">histone methylation</a> patterns. The <a href="page.php?w=gene">gene</a>s in this region regulate the <a href="page.php?w=mating_type">mating type</a> of the organism and therefore determine key events in its <a href="page.php?w=biological_life_cycle">life cycle</a>,</p><p>
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