Double peaks reveal rare diplomonad sex

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 46-52

  Andersson, Jan O ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; BINUCLEATE SPORE; CELL LINEAGE; DAPHNIA; DIPLOMONADIDA; EUKARYOTE; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GIARDIA; INTESTINE PARASITE; LIFE CYCLE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PROTIST LIFE CYCLE STAGE; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL LIFE CYCLE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

DNA, PROTOZOAN; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTION, ASEXUAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

DIPLOMONADIDA; EUKARYOTA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 84856262930     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: 14715007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2011.11.002     Document Type: Review

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