Figure 1.

Mapping molecular states to cell fates. An individual cell can be described both in terms of its molecular state, and its fate. Each point in the molecular state box is a complete descriptor of the molecular constitution of a cell. The mapping between states and fates is many‐to‐one: different subsets of expression state space may map to the same fates. Here, three different fates A, B, and C, are illustrated, colored blue, red, and gray. Furthermore, similar molecular expression states may map to different fates. Two such states, marked i and ii are illustrated