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Gamete formation reflects the sexual pheromone hierarchy ofDictyostelium giganteum

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Sexual development inDictyostelium giganteum begins with the appearance of small, amoeboid gametes that fuse to produce mainly binucleate cells which differentiate into zygote giant cells. The data presented here show that the number of gametes produced by each strain (WS589>WS606>WS607>WS588) is directly related to its position in this hierarchy.

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  1. Department of Zoology and Erindale College, University of Toronto, L5L 1C6, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

    D. H. O'Day, R. A. Rama & M. A. Lydan

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This work was supported by a grant (A6807) from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

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O'Day, D.H., Rama, R.A. & Lydan, M.A. Gamete formation reflects the sexual pheromone hierarchy ofDictyostelium giganteum. Experientia 43, 619–621 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02126354

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