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A comprehensive epigenomic analysis of phenotypically distinguishable, genetically identical female and male Daphnia pulex.
BMC genomics - 6 Jan 2020
Kvist Jouni, Athanàsio Camila Gonçalves, Pfrender Michael E, Brown James B, Colbourne John K, Mirbahai Leda
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BACKGROUND: Daphnia species reproduce by cyclic parthenogenesis involving both sexual and asexual reproduction. The sex of the offspring is environmentally determined and mediated via endocrine signalling by the mother. Interestingly, male and female Daphnia can be genetically identical, yet display large differences in behaviour, morphology, lifespan and metabolic activity. Our goal was to integrate multiple...
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