Etymology

piwi

P3I1W4I1

Today it means: A class of genes originally identified as encoding regulatory proteins responsible for maintaining incomplete differentiation in stem cells and maintaining the stability of cell division rates in germline cells. Full definition →

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The story

Short for P-element induced wimpy testis in Drosophila.

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