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Nakamura A, Seydoux G. (2008) Less is more: specification of the germline by transcriptional repression. Development. 2008 Dec;135(23):3817-27.

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General Reading
Wolpert L, Smith J, Jessell T, Lawrence P, Robertson E, and Meyerowitz E. (2006) Principles of Development, 3rd Edition. Oxford University Press.

Gilbert SF, Singer SR. (2010) Developmental Biology, 9th Edition. Sinauer Associates. The 6th edition of this book is free online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=dbio

The chapter on germ cells is available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=dbio∂=A4648
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