Hydra Genetics

For an overview on the isolation of mutant strains of Hydra, see the chapter by Sugiyama in Lenhoff's Hydra: Research Methods. The reference is:

Sugiyama, T. (1983). Isolating Hydra mutants by sexual inbreeding. In: Hydra: Research Methods (H.M. Lenhoff, ed.). Plenum, New York, pp. 211-221.

Hydra mutants

• reg-16 (Hydra magnipapillata)
• Lenhoff's multiheaded Hydra viridissima mutant
• L4 (Hydra magnipapillata)
• mh-1 (Hydra magnipapillata)
• aberrant (Hydra attenuata)

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