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The Differentiation of Germ and Somatic Cell Lines in Nematodes

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Germ Line — Soma Differentiation

Part of the book series: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation ((RESULTS,volume 13))

Abstract

The segregation and differentiation of the germ and somatic cell lines in animal embryos represent one of the basic events in cell and developmental biology and has attracted classical and contemporary researchers alike. The process of germ line-soma segregation singles out cells which have to maintain the genealogy and those which build up the individual organism. This event often constitutes the first sign of differentiation in early cleavage stages of a developing embryo. Understanding, in molecular-genetic terms, such a basic developmental process might give us some clues to solve the most important problem in developmental biology, i.e., how cells become different during development. Although this review will focus on a discussion of germ line versus soma differentiation, it should be emphasized that the underlying mechanism(s) involved in the differentiation of the divergent somatic cell lines may in principle be similar.

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Tobler, H. (1986). The Differentiation of Germ and Somatic Cell Lines in Nematodes. In: Hennig, W. (eds) Germ Line — Soma Differentiation. Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39838-7_1

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