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Phylogenetic fate mapping.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 4 Apr 2006
Salipante Stephen J, Horwitz Marshall S
Abstract excerpt
Cell fate maps describe how the sequence of cell division, migration, and apoptosis transform a zygote into an adult. Yet, it is only in Caenorhabditis elegans where microscopic observation of each cell division has allowed for construction of a complete fate map. More complex, and opaque, animals prove less yielding. DNA replication, however, generates somatic mutations. Consequently, multicellular organisms...
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