Turritopsis dohrnii
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Introduction
Turritopsis dohrnii, commonly known as the immortal jelly fish or the Benjamin Button jellyfish[1], is a small species of jellyfish known for its unique ability to revert back to earlier life stages under stressful conditions[2].
Life Cycle
Figure 2: Life cycle pathways of Turritopsis dohrnii. Photo credits: https://thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist/158-biologist/features/1510-everlasting-life-the-immortal-jellyfish.
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Genetics
Microbial Relationships
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Conclusion
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References
- ↑ Than K. "Immortal" Jellyfish Swarm World's Oceans [Internet]. National Geographic. 2009. Available from: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2009/01/immortal-jellyfish-swarm-oceans-animals/
- ↑ Schmich J, Kraus Y, De Vito D, Graziussi D, Boero F, Piraino S. Induction of reverse development in two marine Hydrozoans. Int J Dev Biol. 2007 Feb 1;51:45–56. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6617831_Induction_of_reverse_development_in_two_marine_Hydrozoans
- ↑ Hodgkin, J. and Partridge, F.A. "Caenorhabditis elegans meets microsporidia: the nematode killers from Paris." 2008. PLoS Biology 6:2634-2637.
- ↑ Bartlett et al.: Oncolytic viruses as therapeutic cancer vaccines. Molecular Cancer 2013 12:103.
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