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Co-option of the hormone-signalling module dafachronic acid-DAF-12 in nematode evolution.
Nature - 22 Jul 2010
Bento Gilberto, Ogawa Akira, Sommer Ralf J
Abstract excerpt
Morphological novelties are lineage-specific traits that serve new functions. Developmental polyphenisms have been proposed to be facilitators of phenotypic evolution, but little is known about the interplay between the associated genetic and environmental factors. Here, we study two alternative morphologies in the mouth of the nematode Pristionchus pacificus and the formation of teeth-like structures that are...
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