1. The mid-developmental transition and the evolution of animal body plans
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Levin, Michal, Anavy, Leon, Cole, Alison G., Winter, Eitan, Mostov, Natalia, Khair, Sally, Senderovich, Naftalie, Kovalev, Ekaterina, Silver, David H., Feder, Martin, Fernandez-Valverde, Selene L., Nakanishi, Nagayasu, Simmons, David, Simakov, Oleg, Larsson, Tomas, Liu, Shang-Yun, Jerafi-Vider, Ayelet, Yaniv, Karina, Ryan, Joseph F., Martindale, Mark Q., Rink, Jochen C., Arendt, Detlev, Degnan, Sandie M., Degnan, Bernard M., Hashimshony, Tamar, and Yanai, Itai
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Gene expression -- Research ,Embryonic development -- Research ,Morphology (Animals) -- Research ,Zoological research ,Environmental issues ,Science and technology ,Zoology and wildlife conservation - Abstract
Animals are grouped into ~35 'phyla' based upon the notion of distinct body plans (1-4). Morphological and molecular analyses have revealed that a stage in the middle of development--known as [...]
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- 2016