Most C. elegans are hermaphrodites capable of self-fertilization, typically producing hermaphroditic offspring with two X chromosomes. Males, with their single X chromosome, arise due to errors during ...

Researchers identify a C. elegans gene that leads the organelles to self-destruct in sperm following fertilization of an egg. The research “comes closest to elucidating a key development process that ...

Elimination of Paternal mitochondria through the lysosomal degradation pathway in C. elegans. Cell Research 21 ... G mediates breakdown of paternal mitochondria following fertilization. Science 353, ...