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Tetrahymena is a
genus of free-living ciliates,
examples of
unicellular eukaryotes. The
genus Tetrahymena is the most
widely studied member of its phylum...
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Tetrahymena thermophila is a
species of
Ciliophora in the
family Tetrahymenidae. It is a free
living protozoon and
occurs in
fresh water.
There is little...
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Tetrahymena pyriformis is a
species of
Ciliophora in the
family Tetrahymenidae.[unreliable source?] It is one of the most
commonly ciliated model used...
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types of nuclei. This
feature is
observed in
protozoan ciliates, like
Tetrahymena, and some foraminifera.
Ciliates contain two
nucleus types: a macronucleus...
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differences and
making unusual decisions such as the one to work with
Tetrahymena, an
unusual organism.
Greider initially had
difficulty getting into graduate...
- Most are free-living in freshwater, such as the
commonly studied genus Tetrahymena, but some are
parasitic on fish or
aquatic invertebrates.
Among these...
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Similar to
Paramecium aurelia, the
parasitic ciliate Tetrahymena rostrata has also been
shown to
engage in meiosis,
autogamy and development...
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Education through Tetrahymena (****ET) is an
organization at
Cornell University that is
dedicated to
expanding the use of the
protist Tetrahymena in K-12 classrooms...
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generations (200–350, in
Paramecium aurelia, and as many as 1,500 in
Tetrahymena) the cell
shows signs of aging, and the
macronuclei must be regenerated...
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perhaps some
neurodegenerative diseases.
Telomerase in the
ciliate Tetrahymena was
discovered by
Carol W.
Greider and
Elizabeth Blackburn in 1984. Together...
