Abstract
The nucleus of all eucaryotic cells contains most of the genetic information essential to maintain the variety of functions in a diversity of specialized cell populations. From general concepts of molecular biology (Goodenough and Levine, 1974) it has been known for some time that
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the nuclei of all specialized cells continue to carry all the genetic information present in the zygote nucleus
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the availability of the genetic information for transcription is restricted
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cells are able to modulate gene expression in response to extracellular factors.
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Lehmann, R., Dénes, R., Kerényi, T., Hauss, W.H. (1978). Alteration of DNA Template Activity in Artery Wall Cells Induced by Risk Factors. In: International Symposium State of Prevention and Therapy in Human Arteriosclerosis and in Animal Models. Abhandlungen der Rheinisch-Westfälischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-06754-2_30
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