The eggshell is required for meiotic fidelity, polar-body extrusion and polarization of the <it>C. elegans </it>embryo
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Fertilization restores the diploid state and begins the process by which the single-cell oocyte is converted into a polarized, multicellular organism. In the nematode, <it>Caenorhabditis elegans</it>, two of the earliest...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/4/35 |