Induction of Conjugation by Cell-Free Preparations in Paramecium multimicronucleatum
- 18 December 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 146 (3651) , 1583-1585
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.146.3651.1583
Abstract
A cell-free preparation composed mainly of cilia, obtained by treatment with K2Cr2O7 from stocks of Paramecium multimicronucleatum (syngen 2) pure for mating type, can regularly induce conjugation in intact animals of the opposite mating type.Keywords
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