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The evolutionary role of males in C. elegans
Although the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans reproduces primarily as a self-fertilizing hermaphrodite, males are maintained in natural populations at low frequency. In this commentary, I discuss the evolutionary forces that maintain males and the role males might play in this mating system.
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Landes Bioscience
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3670456/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24058855 http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/worm.21146 |
| Sumario: | Although the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans reproduces primarily as a self-fertilizing hermaphrodite, males are maintained in natural populations at low frequency. In this commentary, I discuss the evolutionary forces that maintain males and the role males might play in this mating system. |
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