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Natural variants of C. elegans demonstrate defects in both sperm function and oogenesis at elevated temperatures.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Petrella Lisa N
Abstract excerpt
The temperature sensitivity of the germ line is conserved from nematodes to mammals. Previous studies in C. briggsae and Drosophila showed that isolates originating from temperate latitudes lose fertility at a lower temperature than strains originating from tropical latitudes. In order to investigate these relationships in C. elegans, analysis of the fertility of 22 different wild-type isolates of C. elegans...
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