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New study on the reproductive biology of a sexual strain of Dugesia (Girardia)tigrina, found in southern Italy: a genetic approach

Nuovi studi sulla biologia riproduttiva di un ceppo sessuato di Dugesia (Girardia) tigrina, rinvenuta in Italia meridionale

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The offspring of a sexual strain ofDugesia (Girardia) tigrina, found in southern Italy, was studied. We have collected and controlled the cocoons laid by F1 and F2 specimens, ascertaining that the degree of sterility, in F1, appears similar to that of parental generation, while it increases in F2, in which many cocoons were found completely empty.

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In un precedente lavoro abbiamo studiato 1a biologia riproduttiva di una stirpe sessuata diDugesia (Girardia) tigrina, rinvenuta nel Sud dell’IItalia, mettendo in evidenza un alto grado di sterilità, interessante il 71,8 % dei bozzoli deposti. Nel presente lavoro abbiamo studiato 1a discendenza di tale stirpe, accertando che il grado di sterilità, alla F1, si mantiene simile a quello della generazione parentale, mentre aumenta alla F2, dove numerosi bozzoli sono risultati completamente vuoti.

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  • Benazzi M., Giannini Forli E., 1996.Study on the reproductive biology of a sexual strain of the American freshwater planarian Dugesia (Girardia) tigrina,found in southern Italy. Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei, s. 9, v. 7:

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Benazzi, M., Forli, E.G. New study on the reproductive biology of a sexual strain of Dugesia (Girardia)tigrina, found in southern Italy: a genetic approach . Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei 8, 109–110 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03002324

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