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Precise descriptions of patterns of cell division, migration, and differentiation provide a logical foundation for understanding the molecular genetics of these processes. Model systems such as Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila melanogaster have illustrated this concept regarding the developing nervous system. Isolation and characterization of genes that mediate cellular determination have been greatly facilitated by detailed knowledge of cell behavior during development of invertebrates. To characterize analogous genes in vertebrates, equally precise descriptions of neural development are needed.
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