Question

what do you mean by parasitic castration ?give one example​

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Answer:

Parasitic castration is the strategy, by a parasite, of blocking reproduction by its host, completely or in part, to its own benefit. This is one of six major strategies within parasitism.

For example, 18 species of trematodes are known to parasitically castrate the California horn snail, Cerithidea californica.

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