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Summary
Low levels of DNA inhibitor mitomycin C blocked a 30°C male induction system in the plant parasitic nematode Aphelenchus avenae. Instead, parthenogenetic females developed. These frequently lacked a fully formed vulva, but produced normal embryos. The stage at which this inhibitor was effective was the early second larval stage.
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