Dear Editor,The life of mammals begins with the fertilization of an egg by sperm,resulting in the formation of a zygote.This zygote then embarks on a complex developmental journey,undergoing successive rounds of cell ...Dear Editor,The life of mammals begins with the fertilization of an egg by sperm,resulting in the formation of a zygote.This zygote then embarks on a complex developmental journey,undergoing successive rounds of cell division,differentiation,and growth,eventually giving rise to a fully formed organism(Rossant,2018).This intricate process is tightly regulated by mechanisms such as cell polarity,epigenetic modifications,signaling pathways,metabolic cues,and key transcription factors(TFs)(Xu et al.,2021,2025).展开更多
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文摘Dear Editor,The life of mammals begins with the fertilization of an egg by sperm,resulting in the formation of a zygote.This zygote then embarks on a complex developmental journey,undergoing successive rounds of cell division,differentiation,and growth,eventually giving rise to a fully formed organism(Rossant,2018).This intricate process is tightly regulated by mechanisms such as cell polarity,epigenetic modifications,signaling pathways,metabolic cues,and key transcription factors(TFs)(Xu et al.,2021,2025).