Patterning and post-patterning modes of evolutionary digit loss in mammals
Patterning and post-patterning modes of evolutionary digit loss in mammals
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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English
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A reduction in the number of digits has evolved many times in tetrapods, particularly in cursorial mammals that travel over deserts and plains, yet the underlying developmental mechanisms have remained elusive. Here we show that digit loss can occur both during early limb patterning and at later post-patterning stages of chondrogenesis. In the ‘odd...
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Patterning and post-patterning modes of evolutionary digit loss in mammals
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4228958
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4228958
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature13496
