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Pseudocleavage is dispensable for polarity and development in C. elegans embryos.
Developmental biology - 1 Apr 1995
Rose L S, Lamb M L, Hird S N, Kemphues K J
Abstract excerpt
The first cleavage of the Caenorhabditis elegans embryo is asymmetrical, producing daughters with different cell fates. During the first cell cycle, P granules, cytoplasmic components that are segregated to the germ-line, are localized to the posterior of the embryo. It has been hypothesized that the asymmetrical behavior of the daughters of the first division results from a similar localization of developmental...
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