Regulation of macronuclear DNA content in Paramecium tetraurelia.
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Regulation of macronuclear DNA content in Paramecium tetraurelia
The macronucleus of Paramecium divides amitotically, and daughter macronuclei with different DNA contents are frequently produced. If no regulatory mechanism were present, the variance of macronuclear DNA content would increase continuously. Analysis of variance within cell lines shows that macronuclear DNA content is regulated so that a constant variance is maintained from one cell generation ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Biology
سال: 1978
ISSN: 0021-9525,1540-8140
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.76.1.116