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Microtubule protein in RNA is present in considerable quantities in the unfertilized egg. After fertilization, the synthesis of microtubule proteins begins and proceeds at an increasing rate during cleavage.
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RAFF, R., COLOT, H., SELVIG, S. et al. Oogenetic Origin of Messenger RNA for Embryonic Synthesis of Microtubule Proteins. Nature 235, 211–214 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/235211a0
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