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role for suppressed incisor cuspal morphogenesis in the evolution of mammalian heterodont dentition

role for suppressed incisor cuspal morphogenesis in the evolution of mammalian heterodont dentition

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role for suppressed incisor cuspal morphogenesis in the evolution of mammalian heterodont dentition

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role for suppressed incisor cuspal morphogenesis in the evolution of mammalian heterodont dentition

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United States: National Academy of Sciences

Journal title

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 2010-01, Vol.107 (1), p.92-97

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English

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United States: National Academy of Sciences

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Contents

Changes in tooth shape have played a major role in vertebrate evolution with modification of dentition allowing an organism to adapt to new feeding strategies. The current view is that molar teeth evolved from simple conical teeth, similar to canines, by progressive addition of extra "cones" to form progressively complex multicuspid crowns. Mammali...

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role for suppressed incisor cuspal morphogenesis in the evolution of mammalian heterodont dentition

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TN_cdi_jstor_primary_40536233

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_jstor_primary_40536233

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ISSN

0027-8424

E-ISSN

1091-6490

DOI

10.1073/pnas.0907236107

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