Front Cover; Molecular Biology of the Fission Yeast; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Genetics Overview; I. Introduction; II. The Genetic Chromosome Map; III. The Mitochondrial Genome; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2. Mating-Type Genes, Meiosis, and Sporulation; I. Introduction; II. Life Cycle; III. Mating-Type Genes; IV. Conjugation; V. Sporulation; VI. Synopsis; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3. Informational Suppression, Transfer RNA, and Intergenic Conversion; I. Introduction; II. Informational Suppression in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

III. Recombination between Dispersed Suppressor tRNA GenesIV. Expression of tRNA and rRNA Genes in Schizosaccharomyces pombe; References; Chapter 4. Oncogene Homologs; I. Introduction; II. Schizosaccharomyces pombe ras; III. Future Potential for Oncogene Studies in Yeasts; IV. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 5. Cell Cycle Controls; I. Introduction; II. Cell Cycle Mutants and Genes; III. Start and G1 Controls; IV. S Phase; V. G2 Phase and Control Over Mitosis; VI. Events of Mitosis; VII. Concluding Remarks; VIII. Addendum; Acknowledgements; References

Chapter 6. Cell Cycle Growth and Periodicities I. Introduction; II. Cell Cycle Growth; III. Cell Cycle Periodicities; IV. Summary; V. A Note of Reminiscence; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 7. Gene Cloning and Expression in Fission Yeast; I. Introduction; II. Gene Cloning Strategies; III. Schizosaccharomyces pombe Cloning Vectors; IV. Transformation, Plasmid Recovery, and Plasmid Integration; V. Manipulation of Cloned Genes; VI. Properties of Gene Expression and Gene Structure; VII. Conclusions; VIII. Addendum; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 8. General Cytology of Fission Yeasts

I. General Cytology of Fission Yeasts II. Fluorescence Microscopy; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 9. Morphogenesis of Fission Yeasts; I. Introduction; II. Morphometric Analysis; III. Mechanism of Extensile Growth; IV. Cell Division: The Other Determinant of Morphogenesis; V. Sexual Morphogenesis; VI. Progress and Prospects; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 10. Continuous Culture and Intermediary Carbon Metabolism; I. Introduction; II. Continuous Culture; III. Carbon Metabolism of Schizosaccharomyces pombe versus Saccharomyces cerevisiae; References