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The Saccharomyces Genome Database is a scientific database of the molecular biology and genetics of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is commonly known as baker's or budding yeast.

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a species of yeast.

It has been instrumental to winemaking, baking, and brewing since ancient times.

It is believed to have been originally isolated from the skin of grapes (one can see the yeast as a component of the thin white film on the skins of some dark-colored fruits such as plums; it exists among the waxes of the cuticle).

It is one of the most intensively studied eukaryotic model organisms in molecular and cell biology, much like Escherichia coli as the model bacterium.

It is the microorganism behind the most common type of fermentation.

S.

cerevisiae cells are round to ovoid, 5–10 μm in diameter.

It reproduces by a division process known as budding.

Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom.

The yeast lineage originated hundreds of millions of years ago, and 1,500 species are currently identified.

They are estimated to constitute 1% of all described fungal species.

Yeasts are unicellular organisms which evolved from multicellular ancestors, with some species having the ability to develop multicellular characteristics by forming strings of connected budding cells known as pseudohyphae or false hyphae.

Yeast sizes vary greatly, depending on species and environment, typically measuring 3–4 µm in diameter, although some yeasts can grow to 40 µm in size.

Most yeasts reproduce asexually by mitosis, and many do so by the asymmetric division process known as budding.

Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, evolution, distribution, identification and taxonomy.

Modern biology is a vast and eclectic field, composed of many .

However, despite the broad scope of biology, there are certain unifying concepts within it that consolidate it into single, coherent field.

In general, biology recognizes the cell as the basic unit of life, genes as the basic unit of heredity, and evolution as the engine that propels the creation of new species.

It is also understood today that all organisms survive by consuming and transforming energy and by regulating their internal environment to maintain a stable and vital condition known as homeostasis.