The deuterostome context of chordate origins
Our understanding of vertebrate origins is powerfully informed by comparative morphology,
embryology and genomics of chordates, hemichordates and echinoderms, which together …
embryology and genomics of chordates, hemichordates and echinoderms, which together …
Early central nervous system evolution: an era of skin brains?
ND Holland - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2003 - nature.com
The central nervous system (CNS) in different animals develops under the control of genes
that are often conserved both structurally and functionally. The question of whether such …
that are often conserved both structurally and functionally. The question of whether such …
[HTML][HTML] Anteroposterior patterning in hemichordates and the origins of the chordate nervous system
CJ Lowe, M Wu, A Salic, L Evans, E Lander… - Cell, 2003 - cell.com
The chordate central nervous system has been hypothesized to originate from either a
dorsal centralized, or a ventral centralized, or a noncentralized nervous system of a …
dorsal centralized, or a ventral centralized, or a noncentralized nervous system of a …
Evolution of the chordate body plan: new insights from phylogenetic analyses of deuterostome phyla
CB Cameron, JR Garey… - Proceedings of the …, 2000 - National Acad Sciences
The deuterostome phyla include Echinodermata, Hemichordata, and Chordata. Chordata is
composed of three subphyla, Vertebrata, Cephalochordata (Branchiostoma), and …
composed of three subphyla, Vertebrata, Cephalochordata (Branchiostoma), and …
[HTML][HTML] Dorsoventral patterning in hemichordates: insights into early chordate evolution
We have compared the dorsoventral development of hemichordates and chordates to
deduce the organization of their common ancestor, and hence to identify the evolutionary …
deduce the organization of their common ancestor, and hence to identify the evolutionary …
[图书][B] The evolution of organ systems
A Schmidt-Rhaesa - 2007 - books.google.com
Systematics has developed rapidly during the past two decades. A multitude of new
methods and contributions from a diversity of biological fields including molecular genetics …
methods and contributions from a diversity of biological fields including molecular genetics …
The new head hypothesis revisited
R Glenn Northcutt - Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
In 1983, a new theory, the New Head Hypothesis, was generated within the context of the
Tunicate Hypothesis of deuterostome evolution. The New Head Hypothesis comprised four …
Tunicate Hypothesis of deuterostome evolution. The New Head Hypothesis comprised four …
Flower development and evolution: gene duplication, diversification and redeployment
VF Irish, A Litt - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2005 - Elsevier
Gene duplication and diversification can provide the raw material for the evolution of new
morphologies. In plants, the numbers of MADS-box genes have multiplied considerably …
morphologies. In plants, the numbers of MADS-box genes have multiplied considerably …
Fossil sister group of craniates: predicted and found
J Mallatt, J Chen - Journal of Morphology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates whether the recently described Cambrian fossil Haikouella (and the
very similar Yunnanozoon) throws light on the longstanding problem of the origin of …
very similar Yunnanozoon) throws light on the longstanding problem of the origin of …
[HTML][HTML] Centralization of the deuterostome nervous system predates chordates
M Nomaksteinsky, E Röttinger, HD Dufour, Z Chettouh… - Current biology, 2009 - cell.com
The origin of the chordate central nervous system (CNS) is unknown. One theory is that a
CNS was present in the first bilaterian and that it gave rise to both the ventral cord of …
CNS was present in the first bilaterian and that it gave rise to both the ventral cord of …