Table 1. Description of non-dimensionalized parameter values used in our simulations.

Parameter	Description	Value	Reference
$\overline{\Lambda }$	Adhesion parameter between cells in same compartment	0.12	[22]
${\overline{\Lambda }}_r$	Reference adhesion parameter for asymmetry simulations	0.12	[22]
${\overline{\Lambda }}_b$	Adhesion parameter between cells in different compartments	2 × 0.12	[6]
$\overline{\Gamma }$	Cell perimeter contractility	0.04	[22]
${\overline{\Gamma }}_r$	Reference perimeter contractility for asymmetry simulations	0.04	[22]
Δt′	Time step	0.01	[31]
$A_{\text{min}}^{\prime }$	T2 transition threshold	0.001	[31]
$l_{\text{min}}^{\prime }$	T1 swap threshold	0.01	[31]
$l_{\text{new}}^{\prime }$	Distance between new edge nodes after swaps	1.05 $l_{\text{min}}^{\prime }$	[31]
t wt	End time of the simulation for wt and en>dap	800	–
t CycE	End time of the simulation for en>CycE	1400	–
${\tilde{t}}_{wt}$	Time when first round of divisions finishes	600	–
$t_{CycE}^s$	Time when second round of divisions starts in en>CycE	600	–
${\tilde{t}}_{CycE}$	Time when second round of divisions finishes in en>CycE	1200	–
A ′s	Initial cell area	1.0	[22]
$A_0^{\prime s}$	Initial cell target area	1.0	[22]
$N_P^s$	Initial cell number inside P compartment	24	[14]
$N_A^s$	Initial cell number inside A compartment	64	[14]
P dap	Probability for P cells to not divide in en>dap	0.6	[14]
P CycE	Probability for P cells to divide twice in en>CycE	0.54	[14]
R A	Ratio between target areas of mother cells and daughter cells	0.5	–
λA	Area asymmetry	0.0	–
λl	Line tension asymmetry	0.0	–
λp	Perimeter asymmetry	0.0	–

For parameter values for which no reference is given, please see main text for details on how these values were estimated.