Programmed DNA Elimination: Keeping Germline Genes in Their Place

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)R601-R603
JournalCurrent Biology
Volume28
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - May 21 2018

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Funding

FundersFunder number
National Institute of General Medical SciencesR01GM104123

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
    • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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