eggshell chorion gene amplification
Amplification by up to 60-fold of the loci containing the chorion gene clusters. Amplification is necessary for the rapid synthesis of chorion proteins by the follicle cells, and occurs by repeated firing of one or more origins located within each gene cluster.
GO:0006277
DNA amplification
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GO:0022412
cellular process involved in reproduction in multicellular organism
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GO:0007306
egg chorion assembly
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