Two maternal genes, apx-1 and pie-1, are required to distinguish the fates of equivalent blastomeres in the early Caenorhabditis elegans embryo.

doi:10.1242/dev.120.8.2305

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Two maternal genes, apx-1 and pie-1, are required to distinguish the fates of equivalent blastomeres in the early Caenorhabditis elegans embryo.

Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Aug 1994

Mango S E, Thorpe C J, Martin P R, Chamberlain S H, Bowerman B

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In a 4-cell Caenorhabditis elegans embryo, two sister blastomeres called ABa and ABp are born with equivalent developmental potential, but eventually produce distinct patterns of cell fate. The different fates of ABa and ABp are specified at least in part by inductive interactions with neighborin...

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Animals
Blastomeres
Caenorhabditis elegans
Cell Communication
Cell Differentiation
Embryonic Induction
Female
Mutation
Pharynx

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