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Heterochromatin and Germ Line-Restricted DNA

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Germ Line — Soma Differentiation

Part of the book series: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation ((RESULTS,volume 13))

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The three reviews assembled in this volume approach the question of germ line-soma differentiation from the viewpoint of three different organisms. In all three organisms germ line and somatic cells are substantially distinguished in their karyotypes. Entire chromosomes or sections thereof are excluded from the somatic cells. This is achieved by quite different mechanisms. The divergent development of the karyotypes occurs within the germ line (as, for example, in Sciara) or during the earliest development of the organism (as, for example, in Ascaris). In ciliates an even more complex sequence of DNA rearrangements is found.

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Hennig, W. (1986). Heterochromatin and Germ Line-Restricted DNA. In: Hennig, W. (eds) Germ Line — Soma Differentiation. Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39838-7_4

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