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CONCEPTS IN EMBRYOLOGY
Pages 227-228

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... The cells derived from the single-cell zygote differentiate along many separate pathways between the fertilized ovum and the adult. Some form muscle cells, others neurons, and still others the specialized cells of the liver, stomach, kidney, endocrine glands, and gonads.
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... We must begin our study of embryology, however, with a brief description of early development. It is necessary that we have this background before we can ask intelligent questions about the dynamics of the embryological processes.
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