Article
Evolution of vertebrate gill covers via shifts in an ancient Pou3f3 enhancer
2020-01-28
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Summary</h4> Whereas the gill chambers of extant jawless vertebrates (lampreys and hagfish) open directly into the environment, jawed vertebrates evolved skeletal appendages that promote the unidirectional flow of oxygenated water over the gills. A major anatomical difference between the two jawed vertebrate lineages is the presence of a single large gill cover in bony fishes versus separate covers for each g...
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- Literature Corpus work
- e0dcf395-820c-57e9-b2e8-e55f2ebed89b
- DOI
- 10.1101/2020.01.27.918193
