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What do you mean by parasitic castration ? Give one example.

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Some parasites cause the degeneration of gonads of the host making it-sterile. This effect is called .parasitic castration, og : Sacculina (root headed barnacle, a crustaccan) causes the degeneration of ovaries in the crab Carcinus maenas..
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