Evidence of five digits in embryonic horses and developmental stabilization of tetrapod digit number

Previous work comparing the developmental mechanisms involved in digit reduction in horses with other mammals reported that horses have only a 'single digit', with two flanking metapodials identified as remnants of digit II and IV. Here we show that early embryos go through a stage with fi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Biological sciences, 2020-02, Vol.287 (1920), p.20192756-20192756
Hauptverfasser:	Kavanagh, Kathryn D, Bailey, C Scott, Sears, Karen E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biological Evolution Body Patterning Development and Physiology Equidae Extremities - embryology Forelimb Horses - embryology Phylogeny
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