Germ cells are forever.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2008.02.003.
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Abstract
Germ cells are the only cell type capable of generating an entirely new organism. In order to execute germline-specific functions and to retain the capacity for totipotency, germ cells repress somatic differentiation, interact with a specialized microenvironment, and use germline-specific networks of RNA regulation.
Medical subject headings
- Germ Cells