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Unraveling the heritage of lost traits

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.23030
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Abstract

We synthesize ontogenetic work spanning the past century that show evolutionarily lost structures are rarely entirely absent from earlier developmental stages. We discuss morphological and genetic insights from developmental studies reveal about the evolution of trait loss and regain.

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Sadier, A., Sears, K. E., & Womack, M. (2022, January 1). Unraveling the heritage of lost traits. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution. John Wiley and Sons Inc. https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.b.23030

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