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A model of somite formation in vertebrates is presented in which a biochemical wave selects alternating regions of vertebra and somite production. It does so by imposing expression of a relevant gene in the underlying DNA in the form of a relaxation oscillation.
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This paper has been guided by a course given on models in development biology in 2007, and a clean transcription and rewriting by Ken Ho, of which I did not take full advantage.
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Percus, J.K. Some Remarks on Pattern Formation in Vertebrate Embryology. J Stat Phys 175, 725–728 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-019-02301-8
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