The phylogenetic origin of oskar coincided with the origin of maternally provisioned germ plasm and pole cells at the base of the Holometabola.
The establishment of the germline is a critical, yet surprisingly evolutionarily labile, event in the development of sexually reproducing animals. In the fly Drosophila, germ cells acquire their fate early during development through the inheritance of the germ plasm, a specialized maternal cytoplasm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-04-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3084197?pdf=render |