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The relationship between cell size and cell fate in Volvox carteri.

The Journal of cell biology - 1 Oct 1993

Kirk M M, Ransick A, McRae S E, Kirk D L

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In Volvox carteri development, visibly asymmetric cleavage divisions set apart large embryonic cells that will become asexual reproductive cells (gonidia) from smaller cells that will produce terminally differentiated somatic cells. Three mechanisms have been proposed to explain how asymmetric division leads to cell specification in Volvox: (a) by a direct effect of cell size (or a property derived from it) on...

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PMID: 8408198
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.123.1.191
PMCID: PMC2119814

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