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Article
National Geographic

National Geographic: Blog: Tiny Critter Has Seven Sexes

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the freshwater Tetrahymena, a single-celled creature that has seven possible sexes. This article presents information from recent research that helps explain how the creature reproduces and how its sex is determined.
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Handout
University of California

Tetrahymena as a Unicellular Model Organism

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on Tetrahymena thermophila and why it is an important unicellular organism.