Tunicates push the limits of animal evo-devo

David Ellard Keith Ferrier

doi:10.1186/1741-7007-9-3

Tunicates push the limits of animal evo-devo

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The phylum to which humans belong, Chordata, takes its name from one of the major shared derived features of the group, the notochord. All chordates have a notochord, at least during embryogenesis, and there is little doubt about notochord homology at the morphological level. A study in BMC Evolutionary Biology now shows that there is greater variability in the molecular genetics underlying notochord development than previously appreciated.

Original language	English
Article number	3
Journal	BMC Biology
Volume	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-9-3
Publication status	Published - 20 Jan 2011

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