Abstract
Most species of the nematode genus Caenorhabditis reproduce through males and females; C. elegans and C. briggsae, however, produce self-fertile hermaphrodites instead of females. These transitions to hermaphroditism evolved convergently through distinct modifications of germline sex determination mechanisms.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Biological Evolution*
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Caenorhabditis / anatomy & histology
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Caenorhabditis / physiology
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Caenorhabditis elegans / anatomy & histology
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Caenorhabditis elegans / physiology*
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Disorders of Sex Development
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Germ Cells / physiology
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Helminth Proteins / genetics
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Helminth Proteins / metabolism
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Helminth Proteins / physiology
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Phylogeny
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Sex Determination Processes*
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Spermatogenesis / physiology