Trichomonas vaginalis , a parasitic protist , is not known to undergo meiosis .
When Malik et al. tested for 29 genes that function in meiosis , they found 27 to be present , including 8 of 9 genes specific to meiosis in model eukaryotes .
Trichomonas vaginalis , a parasitic protist , is not known to undergo meiosis , but when Malik et al. tested for 29 genes that function in meiosis , they found 27 to be present , including 8 of 9 genes specific to meiosis in model eukaryotes .