Molecular and General Genetics MGG

, Volume 248, Issue 6, pp 644–648 | Cite as

A selection system for diploid and against haploid cells inSchizosaccharomyces pombe

  • Yoshie Tange
  • Osami Niwa
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Abstract

We have isolated a mutant ofSchizosaccharomyces pombe whose growth is temperature sensitive when it is haploid but not when it is diploid. This mutant may provide a useful system for selecting nonconditional mutants which are defective in diploid formation upon conjugation.

Key words

Temperature-sensitive mutation Schizosaccharomyces pombe Haploid Diploid 
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© Springer-Verlag 1995

Authors and Affiliations

  • Yoshie Tange
    • 1
  • Osami Niwa
    • 1
  1. 1.Kazusa DNA Research InstituteChibaJapan

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