Meiosis, Germ Cells, and Fertilization
Meiosis, Germ Cells, and Fertilization
Meiosis, Germ Cells, and Fertilization
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• Totipotent – the potential to give rise to any of the cell types of the animal,<br />
including the germ cells<br />
• turning off the expression of a number of somatic cell genes <strong>and</strong> turning on<br />
the expression of genes involved in maintaining the special character of the<br />
germ cells.