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Baker’s yeast: size, dimension and comparison

The adopted reference is about 5 µm.

Representative diameter

5 µm = 0.005 mm. A micron (µm) is a millimeter divided by 1,000.

This single-celled fungus can reproduce by budding.

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Baker’s yeast, interpreted illustration
Interpreted illustration · dimension stated in the fact sheet.

What does this number measure?

This single-celled fungus can reproduce by budding. Displayed dimension: representative diameter.

Compare the stated dimensions

The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.

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Source and limitations

Catalogue value to check against the source; not individually audited.

Baker's yeast: a mother cell with a bud and budding scars. Interpreted morphological model; representative mother-cell diameter, excluding the bud.