Coevolution of the Tlx homeobox gene with medusa development (Cnidaria: Medusozoa)
Abstract Cnidarians display a wide diversity of life cycles. Among the main cnidarian clades, only Medusozoa possesses a swimming life cycle stage called the medusa, alternating with a benthic polyp stage. The medusa stage was repeatedly lost during medusozoan evolution, notably in the most diverse...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-07-01
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Series: | Communications Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05077-6 |