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Pattern formation: Regional specification in the early C. elegans embryo
Author(s) -
Schnabel Ralf
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
bioessays
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1521-1878
pISSN - 0265-9247
DOI - 10.1002/bies.950180711
Subject(s) - embryo , biology , embryogenesis , embryonic stem cell , cell lineage , cell fate determination , microbiology and biotechnology , lineage (genetic) , evolutionary biology , genetics , cellular differentiation , gene , transcription factor
Abstract Recent findings suggest that C. elegans , albeit displaying an invariant cell lineage for embryonic development, uses the same basic strategy for embryogenesis as other organisms. The early embryo is regionalised by cell‐cell interactions.