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The Drosophila endocycle is controlled by Cyclin E and lacks a checkpoint ensuring S-phase completion.
Genes & development - 1 Oct 1996
Lilly M A, Spradling A C
Abstract excerpt
Early during Drosophila oogenesis the 16 interconnected cells of each germ-line cyst choose between two alternative fates. The single future oocyte enters meiosis, arrests, and becomes transcriptionally quiescent. The remaining 15 cells initiate a series of polyploid cell cycles to prepare for their role as nurse cells. Like many other polyploid and polytene cells, during nurse cell growth the major satellite...
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