In response to a transient hormonal cue, a developing egg commits irreversibly to a mature state. Surprisingly, this irreversible switch is composed of intrinsically reversible components.
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Sible, J. Thanks for the memory. Nature 426, 392–393 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/426392a
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