ɪndˈʌkʃən ʌvðə flˈoːɹ plˈeɪt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ˌɛmbɹɪoʊdʒˈɛnᵻsˌɪs ʌv vˈɜːɾɪbɹˌeɪt ˈɛmbɹɪˌoʊz hˈæzbiːn stˈʌdid ɛkstˈɛnsɪvli ɪn tʃˈɪk ænd zˈɛbɹæfɪʃ ænd əkˈɜːz æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt əvə kˈɑːmplɛks sˈɪɡnəlɪŋ nˈɛtwɜːk ɐmˌʌŋ tˈɪʃuːz, ðə diːtˈeɪlz ʌvwˈɪtʃ hæv jˈɛt təbi fˈʊli ɹᵻfˈaɪnd.
Induction of the floor plate during embryogenesis of vertebrate embryos has been studied extensively in chick and zebrafish and occurs as a result of a complex signaling network among tissues, the details of which have yet to be fully refined.