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Definitive endoderm arising at the anterior primitive streak located at the distal tip of the embryo in the vicinity of the node (previous model). As the definitive endoderm emerges, the visceral endoderm is displaced proximally towards the extraembryonic region.
Visceral endoderm overlying the epiblast becomes dispersed by widespread intercalation of epiblast-derived cells (new model).
