Saccharomyces cerevisiae contains two discrete genes coding for the alpha-factor pheromone.

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Published in Nucleic Acids Res on June 25, 1983

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A Singh, E Y Chen, J M Lugovoy, C N Chang, R A Hitzeman, P H Seeburg

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