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An Overview on Selection Marker Genes for Transformation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Yeast Metabolic Engineering

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 1152))

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For genetic manipulation of yeast, numerous selection marker genes have been employed. These include prototrophic markers, markers conferring drug resistance, autoselection markers, and counterselectable markers. This chapter describes the different classes of selection markers and provides a number of examples for different applications.

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Siewers, V. (2014). An Overview on Selection Marker Genes for Transformation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae . In: Mapelli, V. (eds) Yeast Metabolic Engineering. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1152. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0563-8_1

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