Fill in the blank in the following paragraph describing collective cell rearrangements. Do not use abbreviations.
"Cells form lamellipodia and attempt to crawl over one another, essentially pulling their neighbors inward into a narrow zone. This is accompanied by elongation along the long axis of the narrow zone. This process of … depends on Wnt signaling and is observed multiple times during the development of a vertebrate."

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In convergent extension, the cells in a sheet crawl over one another in a coordinated fashion, causing the sheet to narrow along one axis (converge) and elongate along another (extend).

Fill in the Blank in the Following Paragraph Describing Collective