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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.
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Tange, Y., Niwa, O. A selection system for diploid and against haploid cells inSchizosaccharomyces pombe . Molec. Gen. Genet. 248, 644–648 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02191703
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