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Transient chromatin decompaction at the start of D. melanogaster male embryonic germline development
Introduction Germ cells are specified during early embryogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster and within hours undergo several important developmental transitions that define much of its identity. Formation of germ cells relies on the maternal deposition of …