How do I check the ploidy in yeast?

30 March 2015 1 8K Report

I have whole genome sequence data of my organism of interest. Is it possible to identify whether the organism is diploid or haploid from the data? Is there any such tool available?

Dominique Liger

Hi there,

The problem has already been raised about S. cerevisiae:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_the_easiest_way_to_determine_if_your_yeast_cells_are_haploid_or_diploid

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