Genomic Variability within an Organism Exposes Its Cell Lineage Tree.

What is the lineage relation among the cells of an organism? The answer is sought by developmental biology, immunology, stem cell research, brain research, and cancer research, yet complete cell lineage trees have been reconstructed only for simple organisms such as Caenorhabditis elegans. We discov...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2005-10-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.0010050