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Hermaphroditic Freshwater Clams in the Genus Corbicula Produce Non-Reductional Spermatozoa With Somatic DNA Content
1 Dec 1997
Abstract excerpt
Hermaphroditic freshwater clams in the genus Corbicula produce non-reductional spermatozoa. The DNA content of spermatozoa was almost identical with that of somatic cells in C. leana from Mie Prefecture, Japan. Hermaphroditic C. aff. fluminea from Saga Prefecture and C. fluminea from Taiwan also produce non-reductional spermatozoa. On the other hand, spermatozoa of the dioecious C. sandai had half the DNA found...
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