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Developmental and genetic origins of murine long bone length variation.
Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution - 15 Mar 2011
Sanger Thomas J, Norgard Elizabeth A, Pletscher L Susan, Bevilacqua Michael, Brooks Victoria R, Sandell Linda J, Cheverud James M
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If we wish to understand whether development influences the rate or direction of morphological evolution, we must first understand the developmental bases of morphological variation within species. However, quantitative variation in adult morphology is the product of molecular and cellular processes unfolding from embryonic development through juvenile growth to maturity. The Atchley-Hall model provides a useful...
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