Differences in the genetic control of early egg development and reproduction between C. elegans and its parthenogenetic relative D. coronatus

Differences in the genetic control of early egg development and reproduction between C. elegans and its parthenogenetic relative D. coronatus

Abstract Background The free-living nematode Diploscapter coronatus is the closest known relative of Caenorhabditis elegans with parthenogenetic reproduction. It shows several developmental idiosyncracies, for example concerning the mode of reproduction, embryonic axis formation and early cleavage p...

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Main Authors: Christopher Kraus, Philipp H. Schiffer, Hiroshi Kagoshima, Hideaki Hiraki, Theresa Vogt, Michael Kroiher, Yuji Kohara, Einhard Schierenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:EvoDevo
Subjects:
Nematode
Caenorhabditis
Parthenogenesis
Embryogenesis
Polarity
Chromosome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13227-017-0081-y

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