This fully updated edition of the best-selling three-part "Methods in Enzymology" series, "Guide to Yeast Genetics and Molecular Cell Biology" is specifically designed to meet the needs of graduate students, postdoctoral students, and researchers by providing all the up-to-date methods necessary to study genes in yeast. Procedures are included that enable newcomers to set up a yeast laboratory and to master basic manipulations. Relevant background and reference information given for procedures can be used as a guide to developing protocols in a number of disciplines. This volume serves as an essential reference for any beginning or experienced researcher in the field.