Jhaveri Nikita, Bhullar Harvir, Gupta Bhagwati
Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
MicroPubl Biol. 2024 Nov 1;2024. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001299. eCollection 2024.
The nematodes and are key models for genetic studies. Despite their overall similar morphology, these two species exhibit notable differences. We used the isolates from tropical ( AF16 and QX1410 ) and temperate ( HK104 and VX34 ) regions to characterize the life history traits of . Our findings reveal significant variations in body dimensions, movement patterns, utse morphology, and lipid contents across isolates, highlighting species-level distinctions that further establish as a valuable comparative model for genetic research.
线虫和是遗传学研究的关键模型。尽管它们的整体形态相似,但这两个物种表现出显著差异。我们使用来自热带(AF16和QX1410)和温带(HK104和VX34)地区的分离株来表征线虫的生活史特征。我们的研究结果揭示了不同分离株在线虫身体尺寸、运动模式、子宫形态和脂质含量方面存在显著差异,突出了物种水平的差异,进一步确立了线虫作为遗传研究中有价值的比较模型。