2006
EVIDENCE FOR THE REVERSIBILITY OF DIGIT LOSS: A PHYLOGENETIC STUDY OF LIMB EVOLUTION IN BACHIA (GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE: SQUAMATA)
Kohlsdorf T, Wagner GP. EVIDENCE FOR THE REVERSIBILITY OF DIGIT LOSS: A PHYLOGENETIC STUDY OF LIMB EVOLUTION IN BACHIA (GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE: SQUAMATA). Evolution 2006, 60: 1896-1912. PMID: 17089974, DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2006.tb00533.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDigit lossSouth American genusMolecular phylogenyLimb evolutionComplex traitsPhylogenetic studiesEvolutionary changeBachiaAmerican generaGenetic informationDigit numberReevolutionMost membersSpecific phenotypesTraitsStrong evidencePhylogenyVisible effectTaxaGenusGenesMorphological structurePhenotypeEvolutionLimited number
2001
The tetrapod limb: A hypothesis on its origin
Wagner G, Chiu C. The tetrapod limb: A hypothesis on its origin. Journal Of Experimental Zoology 2001, 291: 226-240. PMID: 11598912, DOI: 10.1002/jez.1100.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsTetrapod limbsExpression domainsHoxa-13Hoxa-11Fin-limb transitionExclusive expression domainsMajor morphological adaptationsProximal-distal axisVertebrate evolutionFin developmentHoxa-11 expressionTerrestrial lifestyleFin skeletonMorphological adaptationsDevelopmental mechanismsExpression patternsLimb budPaleontological evidenceGenetic hypothesisExpressionZebrafishEvolutionHomologyAquaticGenes
2000
Evolution of Hoxa-11 in Lineages Phylogenetically Positioned along the Fin–Limb Transition
Chiu C, Nonaka D, Xue L, Amemiya C, Wagner G. Evolution of Hoxa-11 in Lineages Phylogenetically Positioned along the Fin–Limb Transition. Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution 2000, 17: 305-316. PMID: 11083943, DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2000.0837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlanineAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesCell LineConserved SequenceDNAEvolution, MolecularExtremitiesFishesHeLa CellsHomeodomain ProteinsHumansIntronsMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyProtein IsoformsSequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Amino AcidXenopusXenopus ProteinsZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsFin-limb transitionSequence evolutionAmino acid sequence comparisonsHoxa-11Domain IElectrophoretic mobility shift assaysMobility shift assaysAmino acid sequencePatterns of evolutionConsecutive alanine residuesWhole cell extractsEvolutionary timeAppendage developmentCharacter reconstructionEvolutionary changeTranscription factorsSequence comparisonIntron sequencesNucleotide conservationShift assaysAcid sequenceAlanine residuesLineagesAccelerated rateCoelacanth
1999
1,2,3 = 2,3,4: A solution to the problem of the homology of the digits in the avian hand
Wagner G, Gauthier J. 1,2,3 = 2,3,4: A solution to the problem of the homology of the digits in the avian hand. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 5111-5116. PMID: 10220427, PMCID: PMC21825, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.9.5111.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements