Plant researchers have speculated about the need for mechanisms to lock-down cell fate in late development. In PRC2 mutants, specialized, endoreplicated root hair cells differentiate normally but later revert to an embryo-like state.
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Birnbaum, K. Development: Acting your cellular age. Nature Plants 1, 15100 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2015.100
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