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The Genome and Beyond

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The Molecular Biology of Schizosaccharomyces pombe

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The Schizosaccharomyces pornbe genome sequence and a preliminary analysis have been reported (Wood et al. 2002). This landmark will further establish and expand the role of fission yeast as a major experimental model organism. The sequencing phase is almost complete, with only four gaps remaining in the repetitive centromeric and telomeric regions. As noted for similar regions in other organisms, these are proving difficult to complete. Work is continuing to finish the sequence to the telomeric repeats, thus precluding genes being missed. The published genome sequence also excludes the rDNA repeats, known to be present as two tandem arrays on chromosome III (Schaak et al. 1982). Below and in Table 2.1, some of the most notable features of the fission yeast genome sequence are summarized.

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  1. Department of Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2A, 1353, Copenhagen K, Denmark

    Richard Egel

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Bähler, J., Wood, V. (2004). The Genome and Beyond. In: Egel, R. (eds) The Molecular Biology of Schizosaccharomyces pombe . Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10360-9_2

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