Germ layer - Definition and Overview

A germ layer is a layer of cells during fetal development that all have similar fates. Germ layers are only really pronounced in the vertebrates.

The mesoderm layer will form the muscles and organs. The ectoderm layer will form the epidermis. The endoderm layer will form the skeleton.

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