Abstract
Haploid strains of Dictyostelium discoideum carrying radiation-sensitive mutations in both the radA and radC genes are more sensitive to UV light irradiation than the “additive” sensitivity of the single-mutant haploids. This synergistic interaction indicates that the radA and radC gene products are involved in two different pathways of repair following UV-induced DNA damage. Double-mutant haploids bearing mutations in both the radA and radB genes have the same sensitivity as the radB single mutant indicating that the radA and radB gene products are involved in the same repair pathway.

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