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Cells associated with microenvironmental immune ecology are crucial in AM, although they are not as well understood at the cellular level.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> Single-cell sequencing (scRNA-seq) data were used to construct an AM global single-cell map, to further identify relevant cell clusters and infer chromosomal copy number variation (CNV) in AM samples. The biological functions of cell clusters were explored and cellular evolutionary processes were inferred by enrichment analysis and pseudotime analysis. In addition, a gene regulatory network (GRN) analysis was constructed to explore the regulatory role of transcription factors in AM progression.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> We obtained the expression profiles of 42260 cells and identified 10 cell clusters. By comparing the differences in cell components between AM patients and controls, we found that significant abundance of endometrial cells (EC), epithelial cells (Ep), endothelial cells (En), and smooth muscle cells (SMC) in AM patients. Cell clusters with high CNV levels possessing tumour-like features existed in the ectopic endometrium samples. Moreover, the Ep clusters were significantly involved in leukocyte transendothelial cell migration and apoptosis, suggesting an association with cell apoptosis and migration. 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