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Here is the question of the day. Are these amoeba brothers, sisters, cousins, or just chips off the old block?

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The amoeba is remarkable for its very large genome. While in cyst form the amoeba will not replicate and may die if unable to emerge for a lengthy period of time.
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Hi g2b2,

Your amoeba apears to be "Amoeba dubia" , if these were cultered from the one sorce then they are almost certainly clones. I have been told but have never verified that amoeba have never been observed to conjugate, which could mean they never have genders.

Peter.