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Editorial
. 2025 Jul 10:13:1649186.
doi: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1649186. eCollection 2025.

Editorial: Model organisms in embryonic development

Gabriella Lania  1 , Denhi Schnabel  2 , Michael Schubert  3
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Editorial: Model organisms in embryonic development

Gabriella Lania et al. Front Cell Dev Biol. .
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Keywords: alternative model species; animal model systems; classical model species; embryology; evolution of development.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The author(s) declared that they were an editorial board member of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impact on the peer review process and the final decision.

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