Planaria (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Planaria

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The researchers traced expression of 51 prohormone genes in different tissues throughout the planarian body. One of these genes, known as npy-8, appears to promote the development and maintenance of the worm's reproductive organs.

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Image courtesy of Jim Collins.

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