Article
Comparative genomics reveals factors associated with phenotypic expression of <i>Wolbachia</i>
2021-01-29
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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> Wolbachia is a widespread, vertically transmitted bacterial endosymbiont known for manipulating arthropod reproduction. Its most common form of reproductive manipulation is Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), observed when a modification in the male sperm leads to embryonic lethality unless a compatible rescue factor is present in the female egg. CI attracts scientific attention due to its implica...
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- Literature Corpus work
- f2366f66-3a8f-50cb-9005-9720c4d11d35
- DOI
- 10.1101/2021.01.29.428792
