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Meaning of neural crest | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A strip of ectodermal material in the early vertebrate embryo inserted between the prospective neural plate and the epidermis.

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“All of these features are under the control of a particular set of cells in the embryo called the neural crest, from which a particular part of the brain, the amygdala, derives.”

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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