Characterization of a germ-line proliferation mutation in C. elegans.

doi:10.1242/dev.116.3.755

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Characterization of a germ-line proliferation mutation in C. elegans.

Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Nov 1992

Beanan M J, Strome S

Abstract excerpt

The C. elegans germ line is generated by extensive proliferation of the two germ-line progenitor cells present in newly hatched larvae. We describe genetic and phenotypic characterization of glp-4, a locus whose product is required for normal proliferation of the germ line. glp-4(bn2ts) mutant wo...

Topics

Animals
Caenorhabditis elegans
Cell Division
Chromosome Mapping
Genes, Helminth
Genotype
Germ Cells
Gonads
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Mutation
Phenotype
Stem Cells
Temperature

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