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parva germina, A gene involved in germ cell maintenance during male and female Drosophila gametogenesis.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Mar 2005
Riparbelli Maria Giovanna, Inoue Yoshihiro, Glover David M, Callaini Giuliano
Abstract excerpt
We report the initial characterization of a gene, parva germina (pag), required for germ cell maintenance in both males and females. pag gonads contain a small number of germline stem cells at the onset of gametogenesis. In contrast, adult mutant gonads are either empty or have a very small number of germ cells that never develop in 16-cell cysts. Ovarioles and testes, therefore, are rudimentary, and the very few...
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