Why is yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) used as a model organism in projects?

Genetics 1. Why is yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) used as a model organism in projects? In your answer include a brief description of yeast, why it is useful in a laboratory environment, and why it is useful for genetic studies. Yeasts are defined as eukaryotic unicellular fungi which have completely different properties from the bacteria ones, … Read more