Unburdening evo-devo: Ancestral attractions, model organisms, and basal baloney

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 216, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 385-394

  Jenner, Ronald A ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basal taxa; Evo devo; Individuality thesis; Metaphysics; Model organisms

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MONOPHYLY; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PHENOTYPE; PLESIOMORPHY; POLYPHYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENOTE; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMIC RANK;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; METAPHYSICS; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 33745961859     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-006-0084-5     Document Type: Review

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