Anatomy Of A <i>Caenorhabditis</i> Female/Hermaphrodite Worm (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

Anatomy Of A <i>Caenorhabditis</i> Female/Hermaphrodite Worm

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This is an illustration showing the anatomy of a Caenorhabditis female/hermaphrodite worm. Sperm crawl from the uterus to the site of fertilization (spermatheca). The spermathecal valve prevents sperm from crawling into the gonad, but allows eggs (oocytes) to move into the spermatheca to be fertilized.

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Janice Ting

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