Asymmetry in a pterobranch hemichordate and the evolution of left-right patterning.

To investigate the possible origin of vertebrate asymmetry, we reexamined the long-described asymmetry of pterobranch hemichordates, a group of tiny, mostly colonial marine filter feeders. As first described over a century ago, we found left-right (LR) asymmetry in localization of the gonad. However...

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Main Authors: Sato, A, Holland, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008