Artist's Interpretation of the Genetic Circuit (IMAGE)

University of Leicester

Artist's Interpretation of the Genetic Circuit

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This is an artist's interpretation of the genetic circuit directing the production of twin sperm in each pollen grain -- in which the master control gene DUO1 switches on the DAZ1 and DAZ2 proteins to control cell division to allow twin sperm production to proceed.

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Credit: Jerome Twell

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