Computer simulations and laboratory experiments have shed light on how an asymmetric pattern of gene expression is fixed in vertebrate embryos — an early step towards asymmetric development of the internal organs.
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Monk, N. Asymmetric fixation. Nature 427, 111–112 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/427111a
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