Life: The Science of Biology
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Chapter 26.3, Problem 2R
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The reason as to why inhibition of conjugation in paramecium leads to the death of paramecia after about 350 rounds of asexual division.
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Conjugation is a sexual process in paramecium where paramecium cells of compatible mating types fuse and exchange their genetic material reciprocally. In case paramecium is not allowed to conjugate, they lose vitality and begin to die after about 350 rounds of cell divisions.
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