Reply to: Overlooked areas need attention for sound evaluation of DNA strand inheritance patterns in Drosophila male germline stem cells

摘要

We thank the authors of the correspondence 'Overlooked areas for attention needed for sound evaluation of DNA strand inheritance patterns in Drosophila male germline stem cells' for raising important points related to our article 'Drosophila male germline stem cells do not asymmetrically segregate chromosome strands' (Yadlapalli et al., 2011). We welcome the opportunity to extend our discussion and explain our points more fully and thoroughly. Note that the author(s) of this correspondence initially did not wish to reveal their identity until their correspondence and our reply are published. Therefore, we have composed this reply without the knowledge of the identity of the author(s), and we have referred to them as 'the authors of the correspondence' (or simply 'the authors') in our reply. The concerns of the authors of the correspondence and our responses are provided below.