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Experimental Approach Reveals the Role of alx1 in the Evolution of the Echinoderm Larval Skeleton.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Koga Hiroyuki, Fujitani Haruka, Morino Yoshiaki, Miyamoto Norio, Tsuchimoto Jun, Shibata Tomoko F, Nozawa Masafumi, Shigenobu Shuji, Ogura Atsushi, Tachibana Kazunori, Kiyomoto Masato, Amemiya Shonan, Wada Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Over the course of evolution, the acquisition of novel structures has ultimately led to wide variation in morphology among extant multicellular organisms. Thus, the origins of genetic systems for new morphological structures are a subject of great interest in evolutionary biology. The larval skeleton is a novel structure acquired in some echinoderm lineages via the activation of the adult skeletogenic machinery....
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