Genome analysis of Diploscapter coronatus: insights into molecular peculiarities of a nematode with...
Genome analysis of Diploscapter coronatus: insights into molecular peculiarities of a nematode with parthenogenetic reproduction
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Sexual reproduction involving the fusion of egg and sperm is prevailing among eukaryotes. In contrast, the nematode Diploscapter coronatus, a close relative of the model Caenorhabditis elegans, reproduces parthenogenetically. Neither males nor sperm have been observed and some steps of meiosis are apparently skipped in this species. To uncover the...
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Genome analysis of Diploscapter coronatus: insights into molecular peculiarities of a nematode with parthenogenetic reproduction
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_a5d5a1b1c4bf4d1e973a185f23017982
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_a5d5a1b1c4bf4d1e973a185f23017982
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1471-2164
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1471-2164
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10.1186/s12864-017-3860-x
