👉 Scutulation is a process in which embryonic cells are cut open and dismembered, allowing them to differentiate into different types of tissues. This process occurs during gastrulation, a stage of development where the embryo's inner layers, called mesoderm, begin to differentiate into various organ systems.
Scutellation can occur at any point during gastrulation, but it is most common in the first two-thirds of the blastocoel (the developing part of the embryo). During this stage,
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