Germ Plasm Revisited and Illuminated

The presence of polar granules remains the common component essential for a functional germ plasm and the the posterior localization of nos RNA. Although there are probably additional gene products that are key to germ cell formation, they may have little effect on posterior development.

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1992-03, Vol.255 (5049), p.1216-1217
Main Author: Mahowald, Anthony P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenosine Triphosphatases - chemistry
Adenosine Triphosphatases - genetics
Alleles
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Bacteria
Biological and medical sciences
Cell separation
Cells
Cellular biology
Classical genetics, quantitative genetics, hybrids
Cytoplasm - physiology
Developmental genetics
Drosophila
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genes - physiology
Genetic mutation
Genetics
Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution
Germ cells
Invertebrata
Molecular Sequence Data
Nurses
Oocytes
Oocytes - physiology
Oocytes - ultrastructure
Oogenesis
Oogenesis - genetics
Organelles
Perspectives
Ribonucleic acid
RNA
RNA - metabolism
Vitellogenesis
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Summary:The presence of polar granules remains the common component essential for a functional germ plasm and the the posterior localization of nos RNA. Although there are probably additional gene products that are key to germ cell formation, they may have little effect on posterior development.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1372132