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Schizosaccharomyces octosporus ascus, a sac-like cell that typically contains eight spores (each ~2 micrometers across).
S. octosporus and other fission yeasts are important models of eukaryote biology and have evolved a single-celled lifestyle independently from their budding yeast cousins. On page
930, Rhind
et al. present a comparative genomic analysis of fission yeasts that sheds light on their genome structure and gene regulation. Image: Dr. George Wilder/Visuals Unlimited, Inc.
Science
- Volume 332|
- Issue 6032|
- 20 May 2011
COVER Phase contrast photomicrograph of a
Schizosaccharomyces octosporus ascus, a sac-like cell that typically contains eight spores (each ~2 micrometers across).
S. octosporus and other fission yeasts are important models of eukaryote biology and have evolved a single-celled lifestyle independently from their budding yeast cousins. On page
930, Rhind
et al. present a comparative genomic analysis of fission yeasts that sheds light on their genome structure and gene regulation. Image: Dr. George Wilder/Visuals Unlimited, Inc.
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