Isogenous group

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Micrograph of hyaline cartilage containing isogenous groups.

An isogenous group (lat. "equal origin") is a cluster of up to eight chondrocytes[1] found in hyaline and elastic cartilage.[2]

Chondrocytes develop in the embryo from mesenchymal progenitor cells through a process known as chondrogenesis.[2][3] A chondrocyte can then undergo mitosis to form an isogenous group within its lacuna.[3][4]

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