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Probing the evolution of appendage specialization by Hox gene misexpression in an emerging model crustacean.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 18 Aug 2009
Pavlopoulos Anastasios, Kontarakis Zacharias, Liubicich Danielle M, Serano Julia M, Akam Michael, Patel Nipam H, Averof Michalis
Abstract excerpt
Changes in the expression of Hox genes have been widely linked to the evolution of animal body plans, but functional demonstrations of this relationship have been impeded by the lack of suitable model organisms. A classic case study involves the repeated evolution of specialized feeding appendages, called maxillipeds, from anterior thoracic legs, in many crustacean lineages. These leg-to-maxilliped...
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