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Approaches to the Genetic Analysis and Breeding of Brewer’s Yeast

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Yeast Genetics

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Man has subjected many plants to breeding to suit his needs better. Some plant species have been bred for thousands of years. In modern times plant breeding has become increasingly intentional and systematic. Saccharomyces yeasts belong, according to their use, to man’s old, cultivated plants, but with the exception of pure culture selection (Hansen 1888) they have undergone little intentional or systematic breeding.

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    Morten C. Kielland-Brandt, Jens G. Litske Petersen, Steen Holmberg & Claes Gjermansen

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Kielland-Brandt, M.C., Nilsson-Tillgren, T., Petersen, J.G.L., Holmberg, S., Gjermansen, C. (1983). Approaches to the Genetic Analysis and Breeding of Brewer’s Yeast. In: Spencer, J.F.T., Spencer, D.M., Smith, A.R.W. (eds) Yeast Genetics. Springer Series in Molecular Biology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5491-1_13

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