In silico evo-devo: reconstructing stages in the evolution of animal segmentation

Abstract Background The evolution of animal segmentation is a major research focus within the field of evolutionary–developmental biology. Most studied segmented animals generate their segments in a repetitive, anterior-to-posterior fashion coordinated with the extension of the body axis from a post...

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Main Authors: Renske M. A. Vroomans, Paulien Hogeweg, Kirsten H. W. J. ten Tusscher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-08-01
Series:EvoDevo
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13227-016-0052-8