The evolutionary origins and consequences of self-fertility in nematodes

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Volumn 6, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Ellis, Ronald E ^a   Lin, Shin Yi ^a  

^a Children s Regional Hospital   (United States)

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ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS AFRA; CAENORHABDITIS BRENNERI; CAENORHABDITIS BRIGGSAE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS NIGONI; CAENORHABDITIS REMANEI; CAENORHABDITIS TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; GONAD; HERMAPHRODITE; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MATING SYSTEM; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SEX DETERMINATION; SPERM;

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EID: 84905379263     PISSN: 20517599     EISSN: 20517599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12703/P6-62     Document Type: Article

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