| Literature DB >> 33528870 |
Alexa Sadier1, Karen E Sears1, Molly Womack2.
Abstract
We synthesize ontogenetic work spanning the past century that show evolutionarily lost structures are rarely entirely absent from earlier developmental stages. We discuss morphological and genetic insights from developmental studies reveal about the evolution of trait loss and regain.Entities:
Keywords: embryology; evo-devo; trait loss; vestigial organs
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33528870 DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.23030
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol ISSN: 1552-5007 Impact factor: 2.656