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High local genetic diversity and low outcrossing rate in Caenorhabditis elegans natural populations.
Current biology : CB - 12 Jul 2005
Barrière Antoine, Félix Marie-Anne
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BACKGROUND: Caenorhabditis elegans is a major model system in biology, yet very little is known about its biology outside the laboratory. In particular, its unusual mode of reproduction with self-fertile hermaphrodites and facultative males raises the question of its frequency of outcrossing in natural populations. RESULTS: We describe the first analysis of C. elegans individuals sampled directly from natural...
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