The French Flag Model
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The French flag model represents how embryonic cells receive and respond to genetic information and subsequently differentiate into patterns. Created by Lewis Wolpert [5] in the late 1960?s, the model uses the French tricolor flag as visual representation to show how embryonic cells can interpret genetic code to create the same pattern even when certain pieces of the embryo are removed. Wolpert?s model has provided crucial theoretical framework for investigating universal mechanisms of pattern formation [6] during development.
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