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Unraveling the heritage of lost traits.
Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution - 1 Jan 2022
Sadier Alexa, Sears Karen E, Womack Molly
Abstract excerpt
We synthesize ontogenetic work spanning the past century that show evolutionarily lost structures are rarely entirely absent from earlier developmental stages. We discuss morphological and genetic insights from developmental studies reveal about the evolution of trait loss and regain.
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