Download or read book Germline Development written by Joan Marsh and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-30 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connects classical cellular descriptive studies with more recent work on the molecular and genetic aspects regarding germline development. Prominent scientists discuss research on a range of organisms including insects, worms, birds, fish, amphibia, mammals and green algae. Specification of germ cells, their migration to the gonads and subsequent interactions with the soma and evolutionary factors of their segregation are among the topics covered.