The evolution of gnathostome development: Insight from chondrichthyan embryology

Genesis

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 825-841

  Gillis, J Andrew ^a   Shubin, Neil H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Branchial arch; Chondrichthyan; Embryology; Evolution; Fin; Gnathostome

Indexed keywords

SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HOXD; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TBX18; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; CHONDRICHTHYAN EMBRYOLOGY; EGG YOLK; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EMBRYOLOGY; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; EVOLUTION; FIN DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GILL DEVELOPMENT; GNATHOSTOME DEVELOPMENT; INTERNALIZATION; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MESENDODERM; NERVE GROWTH; NEUROGENIC PLACODE; NONHUMAN; OSTEICHTHYAN DEVELOPMENT; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSE ORGAN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FISHES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; VERTEBRATES;

CHONDRICHTHYES; OSTEICHTHYES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 73649149010     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: 1526968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvg.20567     Document Type: Review

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