2022
Body Plan Identity: A Mechanistic Model
DiFrisco J, Wagner G. Body Plan Identity: A Mechanistic Model. Evolutionary Biology 2022, 49: 123-141. DOI: 10.1007/s11692-022-09567-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody planBody plan evolutionMajor taxonomic groupsSegment polarity networkTransient embryonic structureAbstract Mechanistic modelsAnimal cladesPhylotypic stageMajor cladesPolarity networkTaxonomic groupsEvolutionary changeEvolutionary phenomenaDevelopmental complexityEmbryonic structuresDevelopmental mechanismsEnvironmental perturbationsMechanistic modelMechanistic architectureCladeArthropodsBiological causesGround planChordatesVertebrates
1999
Evolution of Chordate Hox Gene Clustersa
RUDDLE F, AMEMIYA C, CARR J, KIM C, LEDJE C, SHASHIKANT C, WAGNER G. Evolution of Chordate Hox Gene Clustersa. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1999, 870: 238-248. PMID: 10415487, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08884.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHox cluster duplicationsCluster duplicationBody plan evolutionTerms of genomeGene duplicationHox genesDevelopmental evolutionGene enhancerDuplication modelDuplicationVertebratesNew functionsChordatesInvertebratesGenomeImportant roleEvolutionUrogenital systemGenesEnhancerRoleDaughter clustersNeuromuscular interactionNovel features