Schizosaccharomyces

Noun

Meaning

type and only genus of Schizosaccharomycetaceae; comprises the fission yeasts

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

genus Schizosaccharomyces

Hypernyms

fungus genus

Examples

The haploid fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe is a facultative sexual microorganism that can undergo mating when nutrients are limiting. Source: Internet

The second yeast species to have its genome sequenced was Schizosaccharomyces pombe, which was completed in 2002. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

schizopost schizoposter schizorhinal Schizosaccharomycetaceae schizosexual schizostelic