Loss of the ability to regenerate body appendages in vertebrates: from side effects of evolutionary innovations to gene loss

ABSTRACT The ability to regenerate large body appendages is an ancestral trait of vertebrates, which varies across different animal groups. While anamniotes (fish and amphibians) commonly possess this ability, it is notably restricted in amniotes (reptiles, birds, and mammals). In this review, we ex...

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