Germ plasm, the Balbiani body and nuage are evolutionary conserved structures essential for germ cell specification and maintenance. We describe Tdrd6a as a component of these structures with two dist
Sex-determining chromosomes exhibit complex global regulation in germ cells, in part due to the absence of dosage compensatory mechanisms found in the soma. In the XX hermaphrodite germ line of C. ele
Prospermatogonia, precursors to the mature male germline, undergo a period of sustained quiescence during late fetal and early postnatal development. The purpose of this mitotic arrest is not fully un