Inhibition of the Meiosin Gene Causes Animal Specimens to Become Infertile (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Inhibition of the Meiosin Gene Causes Animal Specimens to Become Infertile

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Researchers from Kumamoto University (Japan) performed genome editing experiments to verify that the Meiosin gene was indeed the trigger for meiosis. When they removed the gene in a murine experimental model, meiosis did not begin and germ cells were not produced rendering the animals infertile.

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Assoc. Prof. Kei-ichiro Ishiguro

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