How to Use "volvox" with Example Sentences
- 1. The gene that stops the body cells of volvox reproducing is called rega .
- 2. One creature that has managed the trick-separately from plants , animals and fungi , who are the real experts in the field-is an alga called volvox carteri .
- 3. Clearly , volvox evolved from similar algae that exist only as single cells , but until now the genetics of the process have been obscure .
- 4. When that happened , individual cells could turn their reproductive capacity on or off according to the function they served in volvox 's body .
- 5. But volvox shows the sort of thing to look for : a gene that stops reproduction in single-celled creatures and has been co-opted to do a new job .