Lehmann, Ruth.

From germ cell specification to gonad formation [electronic resource] / Ruth Lehmann. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2008. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (63 min.) : color, sound). - The legacy of Drosophila genetics : from 'defining the gene' to 'analyzing genome function', 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Legacy of Drosophila genetics : from 'defining the gene' to 'analyzing genome function'. .

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Contents: Germ cells: the ultimate stem cell -- Germ plasm specifies germ cells -- The genetics of early Drosophila development: maternal effect mutations -- The body pattern of the embryo is preformed during oogenesis by localization of RNA -- In Drosophila, the Oskar protein is necessary and sufficient to organize germ plasm -- Oskar RNA transport, localization and translation are regulated at many levels -- Epigenetic control of early germ cell development -- Transcription -- Germ cell migration -- Wunen -- Signaling pathways -- The life cycle of germ cells -- Growth of the gonad -- Genetic analysis of stem cell maintenance and differentiation -- Conserved aspects of germ cells.

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