Molecular markers to characterize the hermaphroditic reproductive system of the planarian <it>Schmidtea mediterranea</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The freshwater planarian <it>Schmidtea mediterranea </it>exhibits two distinct reproductive modes. Individuals of the sexual strain are cross-fertilizing hermaphrodites with reproductive organs that develop post-embryonic...

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Main Authors: Chong Tracy, Stary Joel M, Wang Yuying, Newmark Phillip A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:BMC Developmental Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/11/69