Ancient evolutionary trade-offs between yeast ploidy states.

The number of chromosome sets contained within the nucleus of eukaryotic organisms is a fundamental yet evolutionarily poorly characterized genetic variable of life. Here, we mapped the impact of ploidy on the mitotic fitness of baker's yeast and its never domesticated relative Saccharomyces pa...

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Main Authors: Enikö Zörgö, Karolina Chwialkowska, Arne B Gjuvsland, Elena Garré, Per Sunnerhagen, Gianni Liti, Anders Blomberg, Stig W Omholt, Jonas Warringer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3605057?pdf=render