Department of Genetics University of Washington Seattle, Wash. 98195, U.S.A.
Abstract:
Four steps are known to be required for the initiation of DNA synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Three of these are mediated by the products of genes cdc 4, 7, and 28 and the fourth is identified by the inhibition exerted on haploid α cells by the mating pheromone, α factor. These four steps have been ordered by a combination of two methods and found to be:
