Microarray analysis of a salamander hopeful monster reveals transcriptional signatures of paedomorphic brain development

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Mexican axolotl (<it>Ambystoma mexicanum</it>) is considered a hopeful monster because it exhibits an adaptive and derived mode of development - paedomorphosis - that has evolved rapidly and independently among tiger...

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Main Authors: Putta Srikrishna, Smith Jeramiah J, Boley Meredith A, Page Robert B, Voss Stephen R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/199