Oogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans

E. M. Maine

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-374984-0.01091-3

Oogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans

E. M. Maine

Department of Biology

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Oogenesis is the process of forming the female gamete, called the ovum or egg. A tissue called the germline gives rise to gametes. During oogenesis, the oocyte precursor germ cell undergoes meiosis and differentiates as a very large cell containing yolk and numerous other components required for early embryonic development. The cellular processes of oogenesis are coordinated by the activities of several key regulatory proteins and regulated by inductive signals from cells in the somatic gonad.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics
Subtitle of host publication	Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	168-170
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9780080961569
ISBN (Print)	9780123749840
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374984-0.01091-3
State	Published - Feb 27 2013

Keywords

Gametes
Gametogenesis
Germ cells
Hermaphrodite
Meiosis
Meiotic prophase
Nematode
Oocyte
Oogenesis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Medicine

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