Saccharomyces Genome Database

The Saccharomyces Genome Database is a scientific database of the molecular biology and genetics of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is commonly known as baker's or budding yeast.

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History

Abstract

The Saccharomyces Genome Database (SGD) provides Internet access to the complete Saccharomyces cerevisiae genomic sequence, its genes and their products, the phenotypes of its mutants, and the literature supporting these data. The amount of information and the number of features provided by SGD have increased greatly following the release of the S.cerevisiae genomic sequence, which is currently the only complete sequence of a eukaryotic genome. SGD aids researchers by providing not only basic information, but also tools such as sequence similarity searching that lead to detailed information about features of the genome and relationships between genes. SGD presents information using a variety of user-friendly, dynamically created graphical displays illustrating physical, genetic and sequence feature maps.

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References

• Hong EL, Balakrishnan R, Christie KR, Costanzo MC, Dwight SS, Engel SR, Fisk DG, Hirschman JE, Livstone MS, Nash R, Oughtred R, Park J, Skrzypek M, Starr B, Theesfeld CL, Andrada R, Binkley G, Dong Q, Lane CD, Hitz BC, Miyasato S, Schroeder M, Weng S, Wong ED, Dolinski K, Botstein D, and Cherry JM. "Saccharomyces Genome Database" [1]