In D. discoideum cAMP phosphodiesterase RegA plays a crucial role in regulating intracellular cAMP levels cells & level of PKA activity.

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In drosophila, the stem cells for sperm reside in a regulatory microenvironment called the hub.

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The mode of fertilization in sea urchin being external, the egg and spermatozoa are released into the sea water.

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A stem cell retains the ability to divide and re-create itself while also having the ability to generate progeny capable of specializing into a more differentiated cell type.

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Induction

Kind of interaction in which one group of cells changing the behavior of an adjacent set of cells, thereby causing them to change their shape, mitotic rate, or cell fate. 

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There are two components of inductive interaction:

Inducer

Responder

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Inducer 

the tissue that produces a signal (or signals) that changes the cellular behavior of the other tissue.