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The arrest gene is required for germline cyst formation during Drosophila oogenesis.
Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) - 1 Apr 2001
Parisi M J, Deng W, Wang Z, Lin H
Abstract excerpt
In Drosophila, oogenesis is initiated when a germline stem cell produces a differentiating daughter cell called the cystoblast. The cystoblast undergoes four rounds of synchronous divisions with incomplete cytokinesis to generate a syncytial cyst of 16 interconnected cystocytes, in which one cystocyte differentiates into an oocyte. Strong mutations of the arrest (aret) gene disrupt cyst formation and cause the...
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