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. 2018 May 21;28(10):R601-R603.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.03.057.

Programmed DNA Elimination: Keeping Germline Genes in Their Place

Jeramiah J Smith  1
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Programmed DNA Elimination: Keeping Germline Genes in Their Place

Jeramiah J Smith. Curr Biol. .
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Each of our cells contains a full set of instructions needed to make an entire human: the genome. But a few special species buck this trend. A new study now identifies the first germline-specific gene in zebra finch, one of a small number of vertebrates that are known to undergo developmentally programmed DNA elimination.

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