title: [Was August Weismann right?].
abstract: A new hypothesis of the genetic regulation of cell differentiation is put forward. The hypothesis is based on the assumption that the diminution and hyper-replication patterns of repetitive nucleotide sequences depend on the differentiation pathways of cells and tissues.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Gene Biology, Kol'tsov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia. lkorochkin@mail.ru
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Korochkin
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Ryskov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000235:genetics; D002843:Chromatin / Q000235:genetics; D019976:Cloning, Organism; D004276:DNA, Satellite; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D008957:Models, Genetic; D009928:Organ Specificity; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D004276:DNA, Satellite