Heterochronic genes and the temporal control of C. elegans development.
The heterochronic genes of Caenorhabditis elegans encode part of a regulatory system that controls the temporal component of cell fates in development. The genes have been characterized genetically and molecularly, and their study has so far revealed a genetic hierarchy that specifies sequences of developmental events, a novel RNA-mediated mechanism of gene regulation and a reprogramming phenomenon associated with arrested development.
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Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755.
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D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D017238:Genes, Helminth; D007814:Larva; D009024:Morphogenesis; D009154:Mutation; D010641:Phenotype; D013997:Time Factors