vanessa cell lineage (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

vanessa cell lineage

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Illustration: Mutations that act as barcodes help scientists look back in the developmental timeline to trace the origin of cells in a fully-grown organism.

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Johns Hopkins Medicine

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