Browsing by Keyword "Germ cells"
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Computational Approaches to Developmental Biology
(2021-01-20)The origin and evolution of new genes is an active topic of research, relying on the taxonomical diversity now present in sequence databases. Using those databases, we described how \textit{oskar}, a key determinant of ... -
An evolutionary perspective on germ cell specification genes in insects
(2014-06-06)This dissertation investigates the embryonic specification of a specific group of cells: the germ cells. Germ cells, which give rise to sperm and egg, are the only cells in sexually-reproducing animals that directly ...