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Embryogenesis provides a unique chance to concurrently perform an experimental investigation and theoretical treatment of a purely natural model of a complex developing system. Embryogenesis comprises the earliest life period of a multicellular organism (Metazoa). In this period, a hierarchical structure of organs and a diversity of cell types arise from a single cell ‐ a fertilized egg. All these events are controlled by a single genetic program and supported by the intrinsic resources of the egg. From the very beginning, the embryo is a complex system: the egg itself possesses an intrinsically nonuniform cytoplasm, which, later on, ensures the self-organization of the complicated structure of the organism in total. In other words, formation of an embryo organism needs no special influence from outside and, hence, may be considered a self-organizing system.1 Hereafter, we essentially focus on the low-vertebrates case.
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Melekhova, O.P. (2003). Embryogenesis as a Model of a Developing System. In: Nation, J., Trofimova, I., Rand, J.D., Sulis, W. (eds) Formal Descriptions of Developing Systems. NATO Science Series, vol 121. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0064-2_15
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