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gon-2, a gene required for gonadogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Genetics - 1 Nov 1997
Sun A Y, Lambie E J
Abstract excerpt
The gonad of the Caenorhabditis elegans hermaphrodite is generated by the postembryonic divisions of two somatic precursors, Z1 and Z4, and two germline precursors, Z2 and Z3. These cells begin division midway through the first larval stage. By the end of the fourth larval stage, Z1 and Z4 produce 143 descendants, while Z2 and Z3 give rise to approximately 1000 descendants. The divisions of Z2 and Z3 are...
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