CONJUGATION IN TETRAHYMENA-THERMOPHILA - A TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF CYTOLOGICAL STAGES
CONJUGATION IN TETRAHYMENA-THERMOPHILA - A TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF CYTOLOGICAL STAGES
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DOI:
10.1016/0014-4827(82)90172-0
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
BRUNS, PJ
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作者:
MARTINDALE, DW;ALLIS, CD;BRUNS, PJ
The time course and synchrony of the stages of conjugation in T. thermophila, as defined by cytologically observable changes in the morphology and position of the nuclei, were established. The time required for 50% of the pairs to enter or pass a particular stage and the duration of each stage were determined. The relative synchrony of the pairs as they went through conjugation was followed by correlating the maximum percentage of the population found in a stage with the duration of that stage. The degree of synchrony between the pairs was high under the conditions of this study, with very little decrease in synchrony seen during the initial 9 h of conjugation. Although some variability in the degree of synchrony was seen between different matings, there was little change detected in the duration of each cytological stage. Prolonged starvation of the cells prior to their mating resulted in a gradual loss of synchrony.