Schizosaccharomyces japonicus yeast poised to become a favorite experimental organism for eukaryotic research

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1869-1873

  Klar, Amar J S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fast growing; Fission yeast; Organism conducive for research; Rapid meiotic analysis; Schizosaccharomyces japonicus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CYTOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL ORGANISM; GENETIC CROSS; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES JAPONICUS; ANIMAL CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCETALES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES JAPONICUS; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCETACEAE;

FAST GROWING; FISSION YEAST; ORGANISM CONDUCIVE FOR RESEARCH; RAPID MEIOTIC ANALYSIS; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES JAPONICUS;

MEIOSIS; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SPORES, FUNGAL; TIME FACTORS;

FUNGAL DNA;

EID: 84885692372     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21601836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/g3.113.007187     Document Type: Article

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