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Sexual Reproduction of Insects Is Regulated by Cytoplasmic Bacteria

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The effects have been considered that the intracellular symbiotic α-proteobacteria Wolbachia pipientis induces in its hosts, such as insects and other arthropods: cytoplasmic incompatibility upon mating, feminization, parthenogenesis, and androcide. Specific features of the bacterium genome and possible mechanisms of its action on hosts are discussed.

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Translated from Ontogenez, Vol. 36, No. 4, 2005, pp. 280–291.

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Markov, A.V., Zakharov, I.A. Sexual Reproduction of Insects Is Regulated by Cytoplasmic Bacteria. Russ J Dev Biol 36, 230–239 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11174-005-0038-2

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