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Comparative reproductive biology in nematodes
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Moreira-Pinto, Beatriz and Pires da Silva, André (2017) Comparative reproductive biology in nematodes. In: Reference Module in Life Sciences. Elsevier BV. ISBN 9780128096338
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Abstract
Hermaphroditism evolved several times independently in nematodes, probably as adaptation to colonize new habitats by a single individual. The evolution of hermaphroditism gave rise to other modes of reproduction in addition to dioecy (male/female), such as androdioecy (male/hermaphrodite) and trioecy (male/female/hermaphrodite). Nematode hermaphrodites may reproduce either by self-fertilization or by crossing with males. When hermaphrodites cross with males, the male sperm are able to outcompete the sperm of hermaphrodites. The genetic basis for evolutionary transitions between dioecy and other kinds of reproduction were until recently unknown. Here we summarize some of the recent comparative studies in nematodes, highlighting the diversity of mechanisms of reproduction.
Item Type: | Book Item | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) | ||||
Publisher: | Elsevier BV | ||||
ISBN: | 9780128096338 | ||||
Book Title: | Reference Module in Life Sciences | ||||
Official Date: | 14 December 2017 | ||||
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DOI: | 10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.20599-2 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 29 January 2018 | ||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 29 January 2018 |
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