Meiosis: Cueing Up At The Meiotic Starting Line
Monday, December 15, 2008 - 10:42
in Biology & Nature
Geneticists have been debating if meiosis requires only external or internal signals. Although earlier work revealed that an external cue from retinoic acid is needed, new research shows that embryonic germ cells must first express the Dazl gene in order to process the retinoic acid signal.