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Abandoning sex: multiple origins of asexuality in the ciliate Tetrahymena
BACKGROUND: By segregating somatic and germinal functions into large, compound macronuclei and small diploid micronuclei, respectively, ciliates can explore sexuality in ways other eukaryotes cannot. Sex, for instance, is not for reproduction but for nuclear replacement in the two cells temporarily...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4045964/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885485 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-14-112 |