Genetic Mosaics and the Germ Line Lineage
Genetic mosaics provide information about cellular lineages that is otherwise difficult to obtain, especially in humans. De novo mutations act as cell markers, allowing the tracing of developmental trajectories of all descendants of the cell in which the new mutation arises. De novo mutations may ar...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-04-01
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Series: | Genes |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/6/2/216 |