Changing Patterns of Gene Regulation in the Evolution of Arthropod Morphology
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- 1 December 1998
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Zoologist
- Vol. 38 (6) , 818-828
- https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/38.6.818
Abstract
SYNOPSIS. What can the comparative study of gene expression patterns during development contribute to the study of phytogeny? I discuss the basic properties of gene networks that function in development, using information gleaned from developmental model systems. Using examples from the analysis of anteroposterior, dorsoventral and proximodistal axis formation, I outline how the gene networks that pattern these three axes of development are linked in evolution. Finally, I discuss the types of analyses necessary to further our understanding of how gene networks function in regulating the evolution of morphologyKeywords
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