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Molecular genetic evidence for polyandry in Ascaris suum.
Parasitology research - 1 Mar 2011
Zhou Chunhua, Yuan Keng, Tang Xiaoli, Hu Ningyan, Peng Weidong
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to determine whether single Ascaris suum female could mate with multiple males. Seven sex-linked microsatellite markers were employed and paternal genetic analyses were conducted. Totally, 62 offspring individuals from three single females were screened, and the numbers of fathers in each family were determined using allele counting methods and the program GERUD, version 2.0. The seven...
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