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Changes in Metabolism of Ribonucleic Acid during the Early Embryonic Development of the Sea Urchin

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CHANGES in the nucleic acid metabolism during the embryonic development of the sea urchin may occur at defined stages1–9. Thus it should be possible to refer this metabolism to steps of embryonic differentiation. However, the investigations are either incomplete or based on inadequate techniques.

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OLSSON, T. Changes in Metabolism of Ribonucleic Acid during the Early Embryonic Development of the Sea Urchin. Nature 206, 843–844 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/206843a0

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