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Lung and Kidney Branching Morphogenesis. a) and b) schematic representation of lung and kidney branching morphogenesis; c) modes of branching, from top to down: trifurcation, bifurcation, ortohonal bifurcation and domain branching; d) - e) core regulatory networks for lung and kidney branching morphogenesis, accordingly. Adapted from Iber & Menshykau Open Biol 2013