A polyploid admixed origin of beer yeasts derived from European and Asian wine populations.

Strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae used to make beer, bread, and wine are genetically and phenotypically distinct from wild populations associated with trees. The origins of these domesticated populations are not always clear; human-associated migration and admixture with wild populations have had...

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Main Authors: Justin C Fay, Ping Liu, Giang T Ong, Maitreya J Dunham, Gareth A Cromie, Eric W Jeffery, Catherine L Ludlow, Aimée M Dudley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-03-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000147