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To find out how a polar axis originates in the first place, it is necessary to start with a system lacking polarity and to follow what happens as polarity develops. We must start with a single unpolarized cell. This would be possible if we could use an undifferentiated apolar cell in suspension culture, but this would be difficult to recognize and manipulate. The only practical cells to use are the free-living zygotes of some algae, such as the seaweeds Fucus or Pelvetia.
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Lyndon, R.F. (1990). The cellular basis of polarity. In: Plant Development. Topics in Plant Physiology, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7979-9_6
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