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A Researcher Interested in Patterning of the Early Neural Tube

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A researcher interested in patterning of the early neural tube identifies a new secreted factor expressed in the isthmus signaling center.Assuming that the newly identified factor plays a role in patterning,which axis of the developing neural tube would you expect to be perturbed if this factor is inactivated?


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