Equivalence Group - Other Equivalence Groups

Other Equivalence Groups

Equivalence groups have also been described in the ganglion mother cells in grasshopper and the O/P teloblasts in the leech. Like other instances of equivalence groups, progeny cells are born equivalent and become specified through cell interactions. Equivalence groups are a common theme in the development of many organisms from diverse phyla.

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