Transcriptional heterochrony in talpid mole autopods

Transcriptional heterochrony in talpid mole autopods

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Talpid moles show many specializations in their adult skeleton linked to fossoriality, including enlarged hands when compared to the feet. Heterochrony in developmental mechanisms is hypothesized to account for morphological evolutio...

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Main Authors: Bickelmann Constanze, Mitgutsch Christian, Richardson Michael K, Jiménez Rafael, de Bakker Merijn AG, Sánchez-Villagra Marcelo R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:EvoDevo
Subjects:
<it>SOX9</it> expression
Developmental penetrance
Talpidae
Online Access:http://www.evodevojournal.com/content/3/1/16

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