[HTML][HTML] Reframing research on evolutionary novelty and co-option: Character identity mechanisms versus deep homology

J DiFrisco, GP Wagner, AC Love - Seminars in Cell & Developmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
A central topic in research at the intersection of development and evolution is the origin of
novel traits. Despite progress on understanding how developmental mechanisms underlie …

The little skate genome and the evolutionary emergence of wing-like fins

F Marlétaz, E de la Calle-Mustienes, RD Acemel… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Skates are cartilaginous fish whose body plan features enlarged wing-like pectoral fins,
enabling them to thrive in benthic environments,. However, the molecular underpinnings of …

The genomes of all lungfish inform on genome expansion and tetrapod evolution

M Schartl, JM Woltering, I Irisarri, K Du, S Kneitz… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The genomes of living lungfishes can inform on the molecular-developmental basis of the
Devonian sarcopterygian fish–tetrapod transition. We de novo sequenced the genomes of …

Evolutionarily conservative and non-conservative regulatory networks during primate interneuron development revealed by single-cell RNA and ATAC sequencing

Z Zhao, D Zhang, F Yang, M Xu, S Zhao, T Pan, C Liu… - Cell research, 2022 - nature.com
The differences in size and function between primate and rodent brains, and the association
of disturbed excitatory/inhibitory balance with many neurodevelopmental disorders highlight …

The hierarchical basis of serial homology and evolutionary novelty

J DiFrisco, AC Love, GP Wagner - Journal of Morphology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Given the pervasiveness of gene sharing in evolution and the extent of homology across the
tree of life, why is everything not homologous with everything else? The continuity and …

On the origin of tentacles and limbs in Deuterostomia

VV Malakhov, OV Ezhova - Russian Journal of Marine Biology, 2023 - Springer
The paper considers the origin of segmentation, tentacles, limbs, and ciliary bands of larvae
of Deuterostomia. The analysis of the expression of regulatory genes (along with the data of …

An Fgf–Shh positive feedback loop drives growth in developing unpaired fins

MB Hawkins, D Jandzik, FJ Tulenko… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The origin and diversification of appendage types is a central question in vertebrate
evolution. Understanding the genetic mechanisms that underlie fin and limb development …

The little skate genome and the evolutionary emergence of wing-like fin appendages

F Marlétaz, E de la Calle-Mustienes, RD Acemel… - Biorxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Skates are cartilaginous fish whose novel body plan features remarkably enlarged wing-like
pectoral fins that allow them to thrive in benthic environments. The molecular underpinnings …

The evolution of cephalic fins in manta rays and their relatives: functional evidence for initiation of domain splitting and modulation of the Wnt signaling pathway in the …

EP McFarland, KD Crow - EvoDevo, 2024 - Springer
Background Batoids possess a unique body plan associated with a benthic lifestyle that
includes dorsoventral compression and anteriorly expanded pectoral fins that fuse to the …

Anterior-posterior constraint on Hedgehog signaling by hhip in teleost fin elaboration

Y Tanaka, S Okayama, K Urakawa, H Kudoh… - …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Pectoral fins, the anterior paired fins in fish, have enhanced maneuvering abilities due to
morphological changes. Teleosts have fewer radial bones in their pectoral fins than basal …