Entrainment of theNeurosporaCircadian Clock

May 12, 2006Chronobiology international

How the Neurospora Biological Clock Syncs with the Environment

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Abstract

Neurospora crassa has been studied for circadian entrainment behavior.

  • Circadian synchronization can be examined in Neurospora crassa, a simple cellular organism.
  • The study explores various aspects of how this organism synchronizes its internal clock.
  • Clock gene expression plays a role in entrainment, but other mechanisms may also be involved.
  • Entrainment can occur even in the absence of clock genes, indicating alternative processes at work.

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