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Balbiani Ring Activities in Acricotopus lucidus

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Developmental Studies on Giant Chromosomes

Part of the book series: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation ((RESULTS,volume 4))

Abstract

The normal course of somatic cell division is such that all cells of a multicellular organism should possess the same genetic constitution. This fact seems to be in contradiction to the functional diversity among cells of higher organisms. The nowadays generally accepted explanation of this apparent paradox lies in the assumption that cell differentiation arises by differential activation of the genome, i. e. by activation and/or inactivation of different sets of genes. Convincing evidence to support this view comes from the study of the puffing phenomenon in Dipteran giant chromosomes. Puffs have been shown to be specific in relation to both time and developmental stage. Beermann’s (1952) interpretation that puffing in polytene chromosomes is the visible manifestation of local gene activity has become well established in the last 20 years from numerous cytological and biochemical findings in several species of Diptera. Moreover, giant chromosomes provide a suitable model object for studying the regulation of gene activity at the chromosomal level, especially in relation to the topography of the chromosome.

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Panitz, R. (1972). Balbiani Ring Activities in Acricotopus lucidus. In: Beermann, W. (eds) Developmental Studies on Giant Chromosomes. Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-37164-9_8

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