Variability of autogamy-maturation pattern in genetically identical populations of Paramecium tetraurelia

Zoological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1245-1249

  Komori, Rie ^a   Harumoto, Terue ^b   Fujisawa, Hiromi ^a   Takagi, Yoshiomi ^b  

^a Nara Women's University   (Japan)

^b NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autogamy immaturity; Clonal age; Inheriting pattern; Sexual maturation; Variability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOMOZYGOTE; PARAMECIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; HOMOZYGOTE; PARAMECIUM; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036879885     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.19.1245     Document Type: Article

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