Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, 251 Bessey Hall, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
Evol Dev. 2014 Jul-Aug;16(4):184-8. doi: 10.1111/ede.12082. Epub 2014 Jun 30.
Evolutionary developmental biology requires integration of knowledge from multiple levels of organization. Information at the genome level is quickly outpacing crucial descriptive information on developmental processes at the cell, tissue, and organ levels. Unprecedented progress in genomics has enabled the rise of so-called non-traditional reference species. However, a substantial, though overlooked, amount of phenotypic information has long been available for species such as the Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta), which recently became the first turtle to feature a fully sequenced and annotated nuclear genome. In this commentary, I highlight research on the comparative embryology of Chrysemys during the twentieth century and briefly discuss future directions for research on this re-emerging species for evo-devo.
进化发育生物学需要整合来自多个组织层次的知识。基因组水平的信息迅速超过了细胞、组织和器官水平上关于发育过程的关键描述性信息。基因组学的空前进展使得所谓的非传统参考物种兴起。然而，种例如彩龟（Chrysemys picta）等长期以来一直存在大量的表型信息，这些信息虽然被忽视，但却很重要，最近它成为第一个拥有完全测序和注释核基因组的龟类。在这篇评论中，我强调了二十世纪彩龟比较胚胎学的研究，并简要讨论了为进化发育生物学重新研究这个新兴物种的未来方向。
