The evolutionary role of males in C. elegans.
The evolutionary role of males in C. elegans.
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10.4161/worm.21146
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2013-01-01
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Chasnov JR
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Chasnov JR
Although the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans reproduces primarily as a self-fertilizing hermaphrodite, males are maintained in natural populations at low frequency. In this commentary, I discuss the evolutionary forces that maintain males and the role males might play in this mating system.