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It can be predicted that the study of genetics of somatic cells will develop considerably in the near future. After the spectacular breakthrough of molecular genetics, the time has come to apply its main results, relating to the function and regulation of the genome of bacteria and viruses, to eukaryotic cells. Many leading biologists have already undertaken a reconversion to different eukaryotic systems, but, in their search for the proper material, all the laboratories have used mammalian or, at least, vertebrate cells. The established lines of diploid cells that Echalier and Ohanessian (1969) have recently grown from embryos of Drosophila melanogaster may offer many advantages in this new field.
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Echalier, G. (1971). Established Diploid Cell Lines of Drosophila melanogaster as Potential Material for the Study of Genetics of Somatic Cells. In: Weiss, E. (eds) Arthropod Cell Cultures and Their Application to the Study of Viruses. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 55. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65224-0_36
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