The backward() function uses PyTorch's automatic differentiation package, torch.autograd, to differentiate and compute gradients of tensors based on the chain rule. Here's a simple example of autodifferentiation.
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Autodifferentiation
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Spermatogenic cells appear to be incapable of autodifferentiation in an anhormonal environment.
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Undifferentiated gonia undergo autodifferentiation to oocytes in the absence of any hormone.
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The undifferentiated dorsal skin of the tail bud of a 9—10 day duck embryo, cultured on a natural medium containing embryo extract, underwent autodifferentiation to produce, within 8-10 days, the typical glandular invaginations (7).
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