Blue = ectoderm
White = blastocoel and yolk
Purple = hypoblast
Yellow = endoderm
P
A
(transverse section)
Elongation of the primitive streak occurs as the secondary
hypoblast cells move towards the anterior pole. The first cells to
pass through the primitive
streak are endodermal
cells, which displace the
hypoblast cells to the
anterior end.
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