Many developmental events depend on gradients of key molecules to tell cells where they are. These gradients vary between embryos, but a noise-filtering mechanism ensures that development proceeds normally.
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Patel, N., Lall, S. Precision patterning. Nature 415, 748–749 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/415748a
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