Open AccessThe anatomical placode in reptile scale morphogenesis indicates shared ancestry among skin appendages in amniotes
Author(s) -
Nicolas DiPoï,
Michel C. Milinkovitch
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
science advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.928
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 2375-2548
DOI - 10.1126/sciadv.1600708
Subject(s) - appendage , feather , biology , morphogenesis , ancestor , zoology , evolutionary biology , scale (ratio) , anatomy , geography , genetics , gene , cartography , archaeology
Researchers show that scales, feathers, and hairs of reptiles, birds, and mammals evolved from the scales of their common reptilian ancestor.
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