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Benomyl prevents nuclear fusion in mating mixtures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Cytoductants, heterokaryons and diploids may be recovered from these mixtures.
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Delgado, M.A., Conde, J. Benomyl prevents nuclear fusion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae . Molec. Gen. Genet. 193, 188–189 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00327435
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00327435