Abstract
SYNOPSIS. What can the comparative study of gene expression patterns during development contribute to the study of phylogeny? I discuss the basic properties of gene networks that function in development, using information gleaned from developmental model systems. Using examples from the analysis of anteroposterior, dorsoventral and proximodistal axis formation, I outline how the gene networks that pattern these three axes of development are linked in evolution. Finally, I discuss the types of analyses necessary to further our understanding of how gene networks function in regulating the evolution of morphology.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 818-828 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | American Zoologist |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1998 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Environmental Science
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences