Regulating neuronal development can be complicated. But genetic control of neurotransmitter expression — as exemplified by differentiation of dopamine-secreting neurons — turns out to be relatively straightforward.
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Spitzer, N. A bar code for differentiation. Nature 458, 843–844 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/458843a
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