Genetics: Swinging Ciliates’ Seven Sexes
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Ciliates are well known for their unusual tricks of nuclear remodeling. A roulette-like method for mating type choice in Tetrahymena adds an interesting new twist to their repertoire.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013