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The zootype and the phylotypic stage
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What is it that defines an animal? The definition provided here, made on the basis of developmental biology, suggests methods for resolving phylogenetic problems.
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“Structural and functional homologies between regulatory genes used among bilaterians indicate that, during embryogenesis, animals share a common set of genes for defining the head, trunk, and posterior regions (zootype; Slack et al., 1993).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Slack, J. M. W., Holland, P. W. H., & Graham, C. F.
- Affiliations
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Venue
- Nature
- Published
- 1993-02
- Volume
- 361
- Issue
- 6412
- Pages
- 490-492
- ISSN
- 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4687
- OpenAlex
- W1990137409
- Cited by
- 699
- References
- 37
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- FWCI
- 260.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy of Biology and Scientific Explanation
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Keywords
- phylotypic stage, animal development, phylogenetic systematics, homology
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Genes, Homeobox, Morphogenesis, Phylogeny, Gene Expression
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