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what is the method of reproduction in C. elegans?

what is the method of reproduction in C. elegans?

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Caenorhabditis elegans is a nematode. It is a non pathogenic organism surviving in decaying organic matter. It feeds on bacteria. The male worms have single lobed gonad, a vas deferens and a tail containing spicule. The hermaphradite worm contain two ovaries, oviducts and single uterus.

When environmental conditions are favourable, hatched C.elegans larvae develop through four stages designated as L1 to L4. Hermaphrodites produce all their sperm in the L4 stage and then produce only oocytes. The sperm cells are stored in the same area of the gonad as the oocytes. The fertilisation takes place in spermatheca. Sometimes, the male worms can also inseminate the hermaphrodite worm.

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