2015-08-09, 05:15
How yeast doubled its genome, by mating between species
The common baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) was the first non-bacterial living thing to have its genome sequenced, back in 1996. However, when the sequence of that genome emerged it appeared that the scientists were seeing double -- the organism seemed to have two very different versions of many of its genes. How could this have happened?
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/science...144332.htm
The common baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) was the first non-bacterial living thing to have its genome sequenced, back in 1996. However, when the sequence of that genome emerged it appeared that the scientists were seeing double -- the organism seemed to have two very different versions of many of its genes. How could this have happened?
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/science...144332.htm