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Requirement for protein synthesis for the transfer of meiotic induction in a multicellular complex ofBlepharisma

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In the ciliateBlepharisma japonicum it is possible to induce meiosis in multicellular homotypic chains. In this work we demonstrate that protein synthesis is required to transfer meiotic activation from one cell to another in a chain.

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  1. Istituto di Zoologia, Via Volta n. 4, I-56100, Pisa, Italy

    G. Santangelo & R. Nobili

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  1. G. Santangelo
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This work was supported by CNR, Programma finalizzato ‘Biologia della Riproduzione’.

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Santangelo, G., Nobili, R. Requirement for protein synthesis for the transfer of meiotic induction in a multicellular complex ofBlepharisma. Experientia 38, 675–676 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964088

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