Strabismus-mediated primary archenteron invagination is uncoupled from Wnt/β-catenin-dependent endoderm cell fate specification in <it>Nematostella vectensis </it>(Anthozoa, Cnidaria): Implications for the evolution of gastrulation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Gastrulation is a uniquely metazoan character, and its genesis was arguably the key step that enabled the remarkable diversification within this clade. The process of gastrulation involves two tightly coupled events during embryogene...

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Main Authors: Kumburegama Shalika, Wijesena Naveen, Xu Ronghui, Wikramanayake Athula H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:EvoDevo
Online Access:http://www.evodevojournal.com/content/2/1/2