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Mating compatibility in the parasitic protist Trypanosoma brucei.
Parasites & vectors - 21 Feb 2014
Peacock Lori, Ferris Vanessa, Bailey Mick, Gibson Wendy
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BACKGROUND: Genetic exchange has been described in several kinetoplastid parasites, but the most well-studied mating system is that of Trypanosoma brucei, the causative organism of African sleeping sickness. Sexual reproduction takes place in the salivary glands (SG) of the tsetse vector and involves meiosis and production of haploid gametes. Few genetic crosses have been carried out to date and consequently...
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