Sex determination in malaria parasites.
A century ago, W. G. MacCallum identified distinct male and female forms in malaria parasites of both birds and humans. Since then, scientists have been puzzled by the high female-to-male ratios of parasites in Plasmodium infections and by the mechanism of sex determination. The sex ratio of malaria...
Main Authors: | Paul, R, Coulson, T, Raibaud, A, Brey, P |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2000
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