Stochasticity versus determinism in development: a false dichotomy?

被引:32
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作者
Zernicka-Goetz, Magdalena [1 ]
Huang, Sui [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cambridge, Gurdon Inst, Cambridge CB2 1QN, England
[2] Univ Calgary, Inst Biocomplex & Informat, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
基金
英国医学研究理事会; 英国惠康基金;
关键词
INNER CELL MASS; MOUSE; SPECIFICATION; TROPHECTODERM; POLARITY; NOISE; FATE; CDX2;
D O I
10.1038/nrg2886
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Gene expression noise can suggest a role for stochasticity during development. But Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz and Sui Huang argue that care should be taken in data interpretation and language use before labelling developmental events as 'random'.
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页码:743 / 744
页数:2
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