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After fertilization, a human embryo implants into the uterus (day 6-12) and gastrulation starts soon afterwards, with the primitive streak emerging at about day 14. Gastrulation allocates cell fates and spatial coordinates to epiblast cells, laying down the foundation of the human body.
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Dr. Guojun Sheng; Credit for the “Fetus in the womb” sketch by Leonardo Da Vinci: Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2021
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