Entire yeast genome squeezed into one lone chromosome

NEWS 01 August 2018 Correction 02 August 2018 Entire yeast genome squeezed into one lone chromosome In a dramatic restructuring, two teams have created versions of baker’s yeast with vastly

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Updates & Corrections Correction 02 August 2018: This article has been amended to make clear that there are about 1019 — not 10–19 — ways to arrange yeast’s 16 chromosomes into 1.

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