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Establishment of the dominant lethal test in the freshwater mollusk Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818).
Mutation research - 20 Apr 2003
Nakano Eliana, Watanabe Liz Cristina, Ohlweiler Fernanda Pires, Pereira Carlos Alberto de Bragança, Kawano Toshie
Abstract excerpt
Mutagens in the environment may represent a long-term risk for ecosystems. The reproductive potential of populations can be affected by alterations in the fecundity and offspring viability caused by germ cell mutations. Despite the ecological relevance of these effects, there are few studies on germ cell mutagenicity in natural populations. Biomphalaria glabrata was chosen for this study because of the scarcity...
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