Smallest known centromere
| Value | 125 bp |
|---|---|
| Organism | Budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
| Reference | Zhang H, Dawe RK. Total centromere size and genome size are strongly correlated in ten grass species. Chromosome Res. 2012 May20(4):403-12 p.404 left column top paragraphPubMed ID22552915 |
| Comments | ... the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, ... has the smallest known centromere at 125 bp |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 108220 |