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The mid-developmental transition and the evolution of animal body plans.
Nature - 31 Mar 2016
Levin Michal, Anavy Leon, Cole Alison G, Winter Eitan, Mostov Natalia, Khair Sally, Senderovich Naftalie, Kovalev Ekaterina, Silver David H, Feder Martin, Fernandez-Valverde Selene L, Nakanishi Nagayasu, Simmons David, Simakov Oleg, Larsson Tomas, Liu Shang-Yun, Jerafi-Vider Ayelet, Yaniv Karina, Ryan Joseph F, Martindale Mark Q, Rink Jochen C, Arendt Detlev, Degnan Sandie M, Degnan Bernard M, Hashimshony Tamar, Yanai Itai
Abstract excerpt
Animals are grouped into ~35 'phyla' based upon the notion of distinct body plans. Morphological and molecular analyses have revealed that a stage in the middle of development--known as the phylotypic period--is conserved among species within some phyla. Although these analyses provide evidence for their existence, phyla have also been criticized as lacking an objective definition, and consequently based on...
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