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Manipulation of Ploidy in Caenorhabditis elegans
Published on: March 15, 2018
Number of cells in diapausing silkworm embryos with different ploidies
Abstract:
The number of cells in diapausing silkworm embryos of different ploidies was determined. Thermal activation was shown to lead to a decrease in the number of cells in parthenogenetic embryos in comparison with normal, zygotic development. The number of cells in the embryo is a direct function of egg volume and a reciprocal function of embryo ploidy and is affected by the maternal genotype.

