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The medaka zic1/zic4 mutant provides molecular insights into teleost caudal fin evolution.
Current biology : CB - 10 Apr 2012
Moriyama Yuuta, Kawanishi Toru, Nakamura Ryohei, Tsukahara Tatsuya, Sumiyama Kenta, Suster Maximiliano L, Kawakami Koichi, Toyoda Atsushi, Fujiyama Asao, Yasuoka Yuuri, Nagao Yusuke, Sawatari Etsuko, Shimizu Atsushi, Wakamatsu Yuko, Hibi Masahiko, Taira Masanori, Okabe Masataka, Naruse Kiyoshi, Hashimoto Hisashi, Shimada Atsuko, Takeda Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
Teleosts have an asymmetrical caudal fin skeleton formed by the upward bending of the caudal-most portion of the body axis, the ural region. This homocercal type of caudal fin ensures powerful and complex locomotion and is regarded as one of the most important innovations for teleosts during adaptive radiation in an aquatic environment. However, the mechanisms that create asymmetric caudal fin remain largely...
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