Developmental BiologyPLoS ONEPeer-reviewed
Differential Gene Expression Analysis and Cytological Evidence Reveal a Sexual Stage of an Amoeba with Multiparental Cellular and Nuclear Fusion
Yonas I. Tekle, Fang Wang, Alireza Heidari, Alanna Johnson Stewart
This study identifies a sexual stage in the amoeba Cochliopodium through differential gene expression and cytological analysis, showing upregulation of meiosis and sex-related genes during fusion.
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