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In comparison with other organs, the size and cellular composition of the thymus are unusually dynamic, as exemplified by rapid growth and high T cell output during early stages of development, followed by a gradual loss of functional thymic epithelial cells and diminished naive T cell production with age<jats:sup>1\u201310<\/jats:sup>. Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has uncovered an unexpected heterogeneity of cell types in the thymic epithelium of young and aged adult mice<jats:sup>11\u201318<\/jats:sup>; however, the identities and developmental dynamics of putative pre- and postnatal epithelial progenitors have remained unresolved<jats:sup>1,12,16,17,19\u201327<\/jats:sup>. Here we combine scRNA-seq and a new CRISPR\u2013Cas9-based cellular barcoding system in mice to determine qualitative and quantitative changes in the thymic epithelium over time. 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