The location of maternal mRNA in eggs and embryos
β Scribed by William R. Jeffery
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 534 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0265-9247
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Recent studies have shown that some maternal mRNAs are localized in specific cytoplasmic regions of eggs and embryos and are rearranged in concert with the cytoplasmic movements that fix the embryonic axes. The localization and ooplasmic segregation of mRNA molecules may be mediated by their association with specific egg cytoskeletal domains.
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