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gastrulation

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The process of invagination, in embryonic development, by which a gastrula is formed.

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Additionally, interspecies hybrids survive only until gastrulation and cannot further develop. Source: Internet

Beta-catenin acts as a co-factor that alters the activity of the transcription factor tcf-3 from repressing to activating, which initiates the synthesis of gene products critical for mesoderm differentiation and gastrulation. Source: Internet

During gastrulation the cells of the blastula undergo coordinated processes of cell division, invasion, and/or migration to form two ( diploblastic ) or three ( triploblastic ) tissue layers. Source: Internet

Regulated adhesion as a driving force of gastrulation movements. Source: Internet

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