2020
Character identity mechanisms: a conceptual model for comparative-mechanistic biology
DiFrisco J, Love A, Wagner G. Character identity mechanisms: a conceptual model for comparative-mechanistic biology. Biology & Philosophy 2020, 35: 44. DOI: 10.1007/s10539-020-09762-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Adaptive evolution of HoxA11 and HoxA13 at the origin of the uterus in mammals
Lynch V, Roth J, Takahashi K, Dunn C, Nonaka D, Stopper G, Wagner G. Adaptive evolution of HoxA11 and HoxA13 at the origin of the uterus in mammals. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2004, 271: 2201-2207. PMID: 15539344, PMCID: PMC1691855, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdaptive evolutionTranscription factorsMolecular evolutionHoxa-11Hoxa-13Cis-regulatory evolutionAdaptive molecular evolutionEvolution of developmentMammalian female reproductive systemStrong positive selectionCis-regulatory elementsAmniote taxaDevelopmental genesStem lineageDevelopmental evolutionEvolutionary changeEutherian mammalsSpatial regulationPositive selectionMorphological charactersFemale reproductive organsGenesFemale reproductive systemReproductive organsMammals
1996
Homology, Hox Genes, and Developmental Integration1
MÜLLER G, WAGNER G. Homology, Hox Genes, and Developmental Integration1. Integrative And Comparative Biology 1996, 36: 4-13. DOI: 10.1093/icb/36.1.4.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsEpigenetic contextMorphological charactersGene expression patternsConcept of homologyGenetic redundancyPhenotypic evolutionEvolutionary innovationGenetic integrationHox genesTetrapod limbsGene functionGenetic identityDevelopmental systemsExpression patternsStructural homologyGenetic encodingNovel homologueHomologyMorphological identityRegulatory systemDevelopmental interactionsMorphological evolutionHomologuesGenesEvolution