Baker's Yeast

Single-celled fungus essential for baking, brewing, and ethanol synthesis; a model organism in genetics.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Ferments sugars into ethanol and carbon dioxide, leavening bread and brewing beer.
• First eukaryote to have its complete genome sequenced, in 1996.
• Shares roughly a third of its genes with humans, making it a key model organism.

Specifications & Metrics

• KINGDOM ROLE: Fermentation