Regulatory evolution and the origin of the bilaterians.

Peterson, K J; Davidson, E H; New Collective Author · Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · 2000

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Abstract

The adult body plan of bilaterians is achieved by imposing regional specifications on pluripotential cells. The establishment of spatial domains is governed in part by regulating expression of transcription factors. The key to understanding bilaterian evolution is contingent on our understanding of how the regulation of these transcription factors influenced bilaterian stem-group evolution.

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