Developmental genetics: how germ cells cut their parents' cord

Developmental genetics: how germ cells cut their parents’ cord

An adult specimen of the worm C. elegans and an embryo are shown. In the adult worm, the BCC-1 protein was labeled with a fluorescent protein (GFP) to monitor its activity. Credit: Uni Halle / AG Christian Eckmann For the first cell to develop into an entire organism, genes, RNA molecules and proteins must work …

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