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Mechanisms of Yeast Genetics

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Trends in the Biology of Fermentations for Fuels and Chemicals

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Saccharomyces cerewisiae is a lower eukaryote ideal for many current biological studies. It shares certain properties with higher eukaryotes: a nucleus containing multiple chromosomes packed in chromatin structures, and specialized organelles such as vacuoles and mitochondria. In addition, the organization of yeast structural genes is similar to that of higher eukaryotic cells: most functionally related genes are scattered on different chromosomes rather than linked together in operons (21). Yet, while yeast are more complex than bacteria, they still share many of the technical advantages which permitted rapid progress in the genetic and biochemical studies of prokaryotic organisms. Some of the properties which make yeast particularly amenable to study are their short generation time, the existence of both stable haploids and diploids, and the ease of replica plating and mutant isolation. Furthermore, the sophisticated classical genetics of yeast allows one to fully exploit recent technological advances in genetic engineering.

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Greer, H. (1981). Mechanisms of Yeast Genetics. In: Hollaender, A., Rabson, R., Rogers, P., Pietro, A.S., Valentine, R., Wolfe, R. (eds) Trends in the Biology of Fermentations for Fuels and Chemicals. Basic Life Sciences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3980-9_14

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