tissue development
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Histogenesis is the formation of different tissues from undifferentiated cells. These cells are constituents of three primary germ layers, the endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm. The science of the microscopic structures of the tissues formed within histogenesis is termed histology.
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Histogenesis is the formation of different tissues from undifferentiated cells. These cells are constituents of three primary germ layers, the endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm. The science of the microscopic structures of the tissues formed within histogenesis is termed histology.
==Germ layers== thumb|300px|Gastrulation of a diploblast: The formation of germ layers from a (1) [[blastula to a (2) gastrula. Some of the ectoderm cells (orange) move inward forming the endoderm (red).]]