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and at the moment, at least, are largely a matter of conjecture, it 

 seems fortunate that a knowledge of substrate structure alone suffices 

 to foresee when differentiation is possible and when it is not. 



The author should like to acknowledge support by a grant from the 

 National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service. 



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