Conserved Mechanisms, Novel Anatomies: The Developmental Basis of Fin Evolution and the Origin of Limbs

Conserved Mechanisms, Novel Anatomies: The Developmental Basis of Fin Evolution and the Origin of Limbs

The transformation of paired fins into tetrapod limbs is one of the most intensively scrutinized events in animal evolution. Early anatomical and embryological datasets identified distinctive morphological regions within the appendage and posed hypotheses about how the loss, gain, and transformation...

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Main Authors: Amanda N. Cass, Ashley Elias, Madeline L. Fudala, Benjamin D. Knick, Marcus C. Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
limb development
paired fins
deep homology
fin-to-limb transition
Hox genes
evo-devo
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/8/384

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