Transcription of meiotic-like-pathway genes in Giardia intestinalis

The reproductive mechanism of Giardia intestinalis, considered one of the earliest divergent eukaryotes, has not been fully defined yet. Some evidence supports the hypothesis that Giardia is an exclusively asexual organism with a clonal population structure. However, the high genetic variability, th...

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Main Authors: Sandra P Melo, Vanessa Gómez, Isabel C Castellanos, Magda E Alvarado, Paula C Hernández, Amanda Gallego, Moisés Wasserman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2008-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000400006