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Also Known As	germinal layer • primary germ layer

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triploblastic cell system diploblastic cell system endoderm ectoderm mesoderm lateral plate somite sclerotome myotome dermatome blastopore

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Richard von Hertwig

Richard von Hertwig

German biologist