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Tracing developmental lineages

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I discuss how recent advancements in lineage tracing methods have enabled rare insight into the cell fate and trajectory during development.

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Fig. 1: Lineage tracing and reconstruction.

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B.R. is supported by Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania startup funds, NIH/NICHD R00HD098298 and NIH/NINDS DP2NS131787.

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