The vertebrate main-body axis is laid down during embryonic stages in an anterior-to-
posterior (head-to-tail) direction, driven and supplied by posteriorly located progenitors …

The importance of Hox genes for the development and evolution of the vertebrate axial
skeleton and paired appendages has been recognized for already several decades. The …

Simple Summary In the context of increasing global meat consumption, the meat production
industry is facing significant challenges as it strives to enhance attributes related to livestock …

Parents transmit genetic and epigenetic information to their offspring. Maternal effect genes
regulate the offspring epigenome to ensure normal development. Here we report that the …

The evolution of the hominoid lineage is characterized by pervasive homoplasy, notably in
regions such as the vertebral column, which plays a central role in body support and …

Although vertebrates display a large variety of forms and sizes, the mechanisms controlling
the layout of the basic body plan are substantially conserved throughout the clade …

Neural tube closure is a dynamic morphogenic event in early embryonic development.
Perturbations of this process through either environmental or genetic factors induce the …

Background The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of vertebral formulae and
congenital vertebral anomalies in African pygmy hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris). Methods …

External bilateral symmetry is a prevalent feature in vertebrates, which emerges during early
embryonic development. To begin with, vertebrate embryos are largely radially symmetric …