Mosaic theory of development
ID: mosaic-theory-of-development
A historical explanation assigning distinct developmental determinants to different early blastomeres. A normal cell fate is not automatically proof that the cell lacks other developmental capacities.[ref]
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism by Hans Driesch. Part I, section B.1: discussion of Roux and experiments with separated blastomeres
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