Limb Loss in Vertebrates

By John M. Lynch

April 14, 2004 16:32 MST

An interesting article in this week’s edition of Nature suggests that at least in some fish, alterations in a single gene bring about evolutionary change in the form of limb (fin) loss.

Genetic and developmental basis of evolutionary pelvic reduction in threespine sticklebacks MICHAEL D. SHAPIRO, MELISSA E. MARKS, CATHERINE L. PEICHEL, BENJAMIN K. BLACKMAN, KIRSTEN S. NERENG, BJARNI JÓNSSON, DOLPH SCHLUTER & DAVID M. KINGSLEY Nature 428, 717–723

Eurekalert press release Original Article Discussion by Shubin & Dahn

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