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Citation Williamson, A., Lehmann, R. (1996). Germ cell development in Drosophila.  A. Rev. Cell Dev. Biol. 12(): 365--391. (Export to RIS)
FlyBase ID FBrf0091199
Publication Type Review
PubMed ID 8970731
PubMed Abstract More than 100 years have passed since Weismann first recognized the role of germ cells in the continuity of a species. Today, it remains unclear how a germ cell is initially set aside from somatic cells and how it chooses its unique developmental path. In this review, we address various aspects of germ cell development in Drosophila, such as germ cell determination, germ cell migration, gonad formation, sex determination, and gametogenesis. Many aspects of germ cell development, including the morphology of germ cells, their migratory behavior, as well as the processes of gonad formation and gametogenesis, show striking similarities among organisms. Considering the conservation of factors that regulate somatic development, it is likely that some aspects of germ cell development are shared not only on a morphological but also on the molecular level between Drosophila and other organisms.
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Publication Type Journal
Abbreviation A. Rev. Cell Dev. Biol.
Title Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology
Publication Year 1995-
ISBN/ISSN 1081-0706
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