Genomic convergence towards diploidy in Saccharomyces cerevisiae : patterns and mechanisms

Genome size, a fundamental aspect of any organism, is subject to a variety of mutational and selection pressures. We investigated genome size evolution in haploid, diploid, and tetraploid isogenic lines of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Over the course of ~1800 generations of mitotic division,...

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Main Author: Gerstein, Aleeza Cara
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/17938