a-Factor Mating Pheromone Chemicals The a/alpha diploids are not

The a/alpha diploids are not responsive to mating pheromone of either type

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a-Factor Mating Pheromone Chemicals The a/alpha diploids are notWhen yeast "a" and "alpha" cells encounter mating pheromones of the opposite cell type they induce genes necessary for mating, arrest the cell cycle in G1, alter cell surface and nuclear determinants, and also undergo dramatic morphological elongation into pear shapes, affectionately termed "schmooing". These alterations prepare the yeast cells for mating and fusion to form stable diploids. The a alpha diploids are not responsive to mating pheromone