Article
Natural variation of outcrossing in the hermaphroditic nematode Pristionchus pacificus.
BMC evolutionary biology - 20 Apr 2009
Click Arielle, Savaliya Chandni H, Kienle Simone, Herrmann Matthias, Pires-daSilva Andre
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Evolution of selfing can be associated with an increase in fixation of deleterious mutations, which in certain conditions can lead to species extinction. In nematodes, a few species evolved self-fertilization independently, making them excellent model systems to study the evolutionary...
Topics
- Animals
- Disorders of Sex Development
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genetic Variation
- Inbreeding
- Male
- Nematoda
- Nondisjunction, Genetic
- Selection, Genetic
- Sexual Behavior, Animal
- Spermatozoa
- Temperature
- X Chromosome