Mating types in Paramecium and a molecular approach to their determination

Folia Biologica

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 3-9

  Sawka, Natalia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION OF ANIMALS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Conjugation; Macronuclear reorganization; Mating type inheritance; Mating types; Mating type substances; Paramecium aurelia complex

Indexed keywords

ACRIFLAVINE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; CESIUM ION; EDETIC ACID; GLYCEROL; HEPARIN; LITHIUM ION; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; PICRIC ACID; POTASSIUM ION; RUBIDIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

CONJUGATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MACRONUCLEUS; MATING TYPE; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM AURELIA; PARAMECIUM BIAURELIA; PARAMECIUM BURSARIA; PARAMECIUM CALKINSI; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM; PARAMECIUM MULTIMICRONUCLEATUM; PARAMECIUM MULTIMIKRONUCLEATUM; PARAMECIUM OCTAURELIA; PARAMECIUM PRIMAURELIA; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; PARAMECIUM TRIAURELIA; PARAMECIUM UNDECAURELIA; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

CILIOPHORA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM AURELIA;

EID: 84855656906     PISSN: 00155500     EISSN: 25337602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3409/fb60_1-2.03-09     Document Type: Review

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