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Replaying evolutionary transitions from the dental fossil record.
Nature - 7 Aug 2014
Harjunmaa Enni, Seidel Kerstin, Häkkinen Teemu, Renvoisé Elodie, Corfe Ian J, Kallonen Aki, Zhang Zhao-Qun, Evans Alistair R, Mikkola Marja L, Salazar-Ciudad Isaac, Klein Ophir D, Jernvall Jukka
Abstract excerpt
The evolutionary relationships of extinct species are ascertained primarily through the analysis of morphological characters. Character inter-dependencies can have a substantial effect on evolutionary interpretations, but the developmental underpinnings of character inter-dependence remain obscure because experiments frequently do not provide detailed resolution of morphological characters. Here we show...
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