Making head or tail of cnidarian hox gene function.

Rentzsch, Fabian; Holstein, Thomas W · Nat Commun · 2018

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Distantly related animals have spectacularly different shapes and body plans, which can render it difficult to understand which of their body parts may have a shared evolutionary origin. Studying the molecular regulation of the development of these body parts during embryogenesis can help identifying commonalities that are not visible by eye.

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