Inhibition of yeast sporulation by ethidium bromide (original) (raw)

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Ethidium bromide blocks ascus formation in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This may mean that the presence of the mitochondrial genome is required for sporulation in this organism.

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1. Department of Zoology, University of Iowa, 52242, Iowa City, IA, USA
   Michael C. Newlon
2. Department of Genetics, University of Washington, 98195, Seattle, WA, USA
   Benjamin D. Hall

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Newlon, M.C., Hall, B.D. Inhibition of yeast sporulation by ethidium bromide.Molec. Gen. Genet. 165, 113–114 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00270383

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• Received: 06 April 1978
• Issue Date: January 1978
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00270383

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