Abstract
Each of our cells contains a full set of instructions needed to make an entire human: the genome. But a few special species buck this trend. A new study now identifies the first germline-specific gene in zebra finch, one of a small number of vertebrates that are known to undergo developmentally programmed DNA elimination. Each of our cells contains a full set of instructions needed to make an entire human: the genome. But a few special species buck this trend. A new study now identifies the first germline-specific gene in zebra finch, one of a small number of vertebrates that are known to undergo developmentally programmed DNA elimination.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | R601-R603 |
Journal | Current Biology |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 21 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
Funding
Funders | Funder number |
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National Institute of General Medical Sciences | R01GM104123 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences