STA10: A gene involved in the control of starch utilization by Saccharomyces.

Genetic analysis of crosses carried out between starch utilizing strains of Saccharomyces diastaticus and laboratory strains of S. cerevisiae has revealed the existence of a gene which inhibits the expression of the amylolytic capability in the resulting hybrids, as well as in the meiotic offspring of the crosses. This gene is unlinked to any of the three STA genes which are known to be responsible for starch utilization by S. diastaticus.