Embryonic lethality is not sufficient to explain hourglass-like conservation of vertebrate embryos

Embryonic lethality is not sufficient to explain hourglass-like conservation of vertebrate embryos

Abstract Background Understanding the general trends in developmental changes during animal evolution, which are often associated with morphological diversification, has long been a central issue in evolutionary developmental biology. Recent comparative transcriptomic studies revealed that gene expr...

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Main Authors: Yui Uchida, Masahiro Uesaka, Takayoshi Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Takeda, Naoki Irie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:EvoDevo
Subjects:
Developmental conservation
Hourglass model
Phylotypic period
Lethality
Pharyngula period
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13227-018-0095-0

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