Figure 8.12. Fate map and cell lineage of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.

Figure 8.12

Fate map and cell lineage of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. (A) The 60-cell embryo is shown, with the left side facing the viewer. Blastomere fates are segregated along the animal-vegetal axis of the egg. (B) Cell lineage map of the embryo. For simplicity, only one-quarter of the embryo is shown beyond second cleavage. The veg1 tier gives rise to both ectodermal and endodermal lineages, and the coelom comes from two sources: the second tier of micromeres, and some veg2 cells. (After Wray 1999.)

From: The Early Development of Sea Urchins

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Developmental Biology. 6th edition.
Gilbert SF.
Sunderland (MA): Sinauer Associates; 2000.
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