Breaking constraint of mammalian axial formulae

oleh: Gabriel M. Hauswirth, Victoria C. Garside, Lisa S. F. Wong, Heidi Bildsoe, Jan Manent, Yi-Cheng Chang, Christian M. Nefzger, Jaber Firas, Joseph Chen, Fernando J. Rossello, Jose M. Polo, Edwina McGlinn

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01

Deskripsi

Vertebral column length and shape exhibits remarkable robustness within a species but diversity across species. Here the authors reveal the molecular logic constraining vertebral number in mouse and a novel role for posterior Hox genes in this context.