The Caenorhabditis elegans heterochronic gene lin‐14 coordinates temporal progression and maturation in the egg‐laying system

Heterochronic genes function to ensure the timing of stage‐specific developmental events in C. elegans. Mutations in these genes cause certain developmental programs to be executed in a precocious or retarded manner. Canonical precocious (loss‐of‐function) and retarded (gain‐of‐function) mutations i...

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