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Homology and the evolution of novelty during Danio adult pigment pattern development
Author(s) -
Parichy David M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of experimental zoology part b: molecular and developmental evolution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1552-5015
pISSN - 1552-5007
DOI - 10.1002/jez.b.21141
Subject(s) - danio , biology , evolutionary biology , novelty , pigment , zebrafish , model organism , genetics , chemistry , gene , psychology , social psychology , organic chemistry
Recent studies using zebrafish and its relatives have provided insights into the development and evolution of adult pigment patterns. In this review, I describe how an iterative approach using a biomedical model organism and its close relatives can be used to elucidate both mechanistic and organismal aspects of pigment pattern formation. Such analyses have revealed critical roles for post‐embryonic latent precursors as well as interactions among different pigment cell classes during adult pigment pattern formation and diversification. These studies also have started to reveal homologous and novel features of the underlying developmental processes. J. Exp. Zool. (Mol. Dev. Evol.) 308B:578–590, 2007 . © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.