Sex determination: ways to evolve a hermaphrodite.
Résumé
Most species of the nematode genus Caenorhabditis reproduce through males and females; C. elegans and C. briggsae, however, produce self-fertile hermaphrodites instead of females. These transitions to hermaphroditism evolved convergently through distinct modifications of germline sex determination mechanisms.
Domaines
Evolution [q-bio.PE]
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