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concept:embryonic-blastodermEmbryonic Blastoderm
Dynamic excitable medium in which multiple coherent embryos self-organize; demonstrates that organism number is physiologically determined, not genetically fixed.
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- Homeodynamic SetpointsimplementsDynamic goal states toward which biological systems organize; cells have competencies and setpoints that influence multicellular form.
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- Temporally extended process coordinating plastic expression of components to produce a collective phenotype, e.g., differentiation in multicellular bodies
- Questions the fixed-ness of individuality and points to the dynamical determination of embryo count.
- Highlights dynamical determination of individuality through collective autopoiesis.
- Key finding establishing that biological individuality is dynamically determined by collective coordination, not hardwired genetics.
- Nodes in developing embryos that act as centers of chemical fields, controlling growth and creating strong centers.