Limb evolution. Fish fins or tetrapod limbs--a simple twist of fate?
Comparisons between Hox gene expression patterns in teleost fins and tetrapod limbs are revealing new insights into the developmental mechanisms underlying the evolutionary transition from fin to limb.
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Department of Biology, University College London, UK.
D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D005121:Extremities / Q000196:embryology*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D005801:Genes, Homeobox; D015027:Zebrafish / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics*