Stochastic developmental variation in the ratio of allelic rDNAs among newly differentiated, heterozygous macronuclei of Tetrahymena thermophila.

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Stochastic developmental variation in the ratio of allelic rDNAs among newly differentiated, heterozygous macronuclei of Tetrahymena thermophila.

Developmental genetics - 1 Jan 1992

Orias E, Bradshaw A D

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Ciliates possess nuclear dimorphism, i.e., they carry two structurally and functionally differentiated types of nuclei. The micronucleus and macronucleus serve as the germline and somatic nuclei, respectively, of the cell. The macronucleus differentiates from a mitotic sister of the micronucleus...

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Alleles
Animals
Cell Differentiation
DNA, Ribosomal
Heterozygote
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Genetic
Tetrahymena thermophila

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