Sars Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Thormøhlensgt 55, 5008, Bergen, Norway.
Molecular Evolution & Genomics, Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 230, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Nat Commun. 2018 Jun 5;9(1):2187. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-04585-y.
Distantly related animals have spectacularly different shapes and body plans, which can render it difficult to understand which of their body parts may have a shared evolutionary origin. Studying the molecular regulation of the development of these body parts during embryogenesis can help identifying commonalities that are not visible by eye.
亲缘关系较远的动物具有截然不同的形状和身体结构,这使得难以理解它们的哪些身体部位可能具有共同的进化起源。研究这些身体部位在胚胎发生过程中的分子调控有助于识别肉眼不可见的共同点。