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Short-faced mice and developmental interactions between the brain and the face.
Journal of anatomy - 1 Dec 2008
Boughner Julia C, Wat Stephen, Diewert Virginia M, Young Nathan M, Browder Leon W, Hallgrímsson Benedikt
Abstract excerpt
The length of the face represents an important axis of variation in mammals and especially in primates. Mice with mutations that produce variation along this axis present an opportunity to study the developmental factors that may underlie evolutionary change in facial length. The Crf4 mutant, obt...
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