Extra-embryonic ectoderm isolated from the mouse embryo as late as 
days post coitum can form cells with the morphological characteristics of trophoblast giant cells both in ectopic sites and in vitro. This similarity to the properties of ectopiacental cone tissue provides further support for the postulated common origin of both tissues from the trophectoderm of the blastocyst.
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In this Perspective, B. Duygu Özpolat and colleagues survey researchers on their views on what it takes to infer mechanism in developmental biology. They examine what factors shape our idea of what we mean by ‘mechanism’ and suggest a path forward that embraces a broad outlook on the diversity of studies that advance knowledge in our field.
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