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Fig. 7. Two-step model of binary fate specification in the marginal cells of the
vegetal hemisphere in ascidian embryos. (A) There are two distinct steps to
specify the four cell types. The first step is inheritance (or not) of
macho-1. The second step is receipt (or not) of the FGF signal. (B)
Presence or absence of macho-1 is responsible for making cell
responses different in mesenchyme and notochord induction. The molecular
identity of the PVC factor shown in Fig.
1D is the macho-1 product.