Drosophila melanogaster Oogenesis: An Overview.
The Drosophila melanogaster ovary has served as a popular and successful model for understanding a wide range of biological processes: stem cell function, germ cell development, meiosis, cell migration, morphogenesis, cell death, intercellular signaling, mRNA localization, and translational control. This review provides a brief introduction to Drosophila oogenesis, along with a survey of its diverse biological topics and the advanced genetic tools that continue to make this a popular developmental model system.
Department of Biological Sciences, Hunter College of the City University of New York, 695 Park Avenue, New York, 10065, NY, USA.
John M
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McLaughlin
Diana P
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Bratu
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