Abstract
In a pilot project we found evidence of gene duplication of RAD51 recombinase in the transcriptome of the testate amoeba Cryptodifflugia operculata. RAD51 is part of the recombinases superfamily. Recombinases are proteins responsible for DNA repair by homology. This project aims to define the presence or absence of RAD51 duplications in the Cryptodifflugia operculata genome from DNA extra…