Saccharomyces cerevisiae : Chromosome XI

               Saccharomyces cerevisiae’s genome contains sixteen chromosomes. Here we focus on the eleventh chromosome using information retrieved from (Saccharomyces genome database).[1]

               The chromosome XI has a total length of 666 816 basepairs (bp). The centromere is located between the bases 440 129 and 440 246. The smallest arm has a length of 226 570 bp while the longest has a total of 440 128 bp. This chromosome consists of 338 genes. There are sixteen ARS’ (autonomously replicating sequences) present. ARS1126, whose coordinates are: 196042…196287 has the nucleotide sequence on the figure below (Figure 1). Similarly to other chromosomes, chromosome XI contains genes involved in replication, some are shown on table 1.

Figure 1. ARS1126 -Nucleotide sequence

Table 1. Genes involved in replication and small description of each.

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[1] Saccharomyces genome database

Carlos Vedor, João Gonçalves, Mariana Gomes, Sara Barbosa, Sofia Tenreiro

Licenciatura em Bioquímica – Universidade do Minho