Abstract
In the amniotes, two unique layers of cells, the epiblast and the hypoblast, constitute the embryo at the blastula stage. All the tissues of the adult will derive from the epiblast, whereas hypoblast cells will form extraembryonic yolk sac endoderm. During gastrulation, the endoderm and the mesoderm of the embryo arise from the primitive streak, which is an epiblast structure through which cells enter the interior. Previous investigations by others have led to the conclusion that the avian hypoblast, when rotated with regard to the epiblast, has inductive properties that can change the fate of competent cells in the epiblast to form an ectopic embryonic axis. Thus, it has been suggested that the hypoblast normally induces the epiblast to form a primitive streak at a specific locus. In the work reported here, an attempt was made to reexamine the issue of induction. In contrast to previous reports, it was found that the rotated hypoblast of the chicken embryo does not initiate formation of an ectopic axis in the epiblast. The embryonic axis always initiates and develops according to the basic polarity of the epiblast layer. These results provoke a reinterpretation of the issues of mesoderm induction and primitive streak initiation in the avian embryo.
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