Germ-plasm formation and germ-cell determination in Drosophila.
Germ cells in Drosophila form in a specialized cytoplasm that is critical for germ-cell development. Several genes involved in this process have been identified. By studying the temporal and functional sequence of interactions between their products, these genes can be ordered into a pathway for germ-plasm formation.
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Whitehead Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.
D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D005854:Germ Cells / Q000502:physiology*