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Organogenesis is a complex process requiring the coordinated specification, morphogenesis, and differentiation of disparate cell types. To better understand how metazoan organ development is achieved, we are investigating a gene required for embryonic pharynx development, pel-2 (pharynx and elongation defective). The pel-2 mutant was isolated in a screen designed to identify zygotic genes essential for embryonic development.