Fungi
- Fungi:
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- Ashbya gossypii, cotton pathogen, subject of genetics studies (polarity, cell cycle)
- Aspergillus nidulans, mold subject of genetics studies
- Coprinus cinereus, mushroom (genetic studies of mushroom development, genetic studies of meiosis)
- Cunninghamella elegans is a fungal model of mammalian drug metabolism.
- Neurospora crassa - orange bread mold (genetic studies of meiosis, metabolic regulation, and circadian rhythm)
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae, baker's yeast or budding yeast (used in brewing and baking)
- Schizophyllum commune - model for mushroom formation.
- Schizosaccharomyces pombe, fission yeast, (cell cycle, cell polarity, RNAi, centromere structure and function, transcription)
- Ustilago maydis, dimorphic yeast and plant pathogen of maize (dimorphism, plant pathogen, transcription)
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