Two hypotheses for the early radiation of the metazoans are vividly discussed in recent
phylogenomic studies, the 'Porifera-first'hypothesis, which places the poriferans as the sister …

Genome sequences are now available for hundreds of species sampled across the animal
phylogeny, bringing key features of animal genome evolution into sharper focus. The field of …

Paleontological data on the appearance and development of metazoan axial symmetry are
compared with molecular genetic evidence to determine the axial body plan and growth …

The innovation of multicellularity has driven the unparalleled evolution of animals (Metazoa).
But how is a multicellular organism formed and how is its architecture maintained faithfully …

This review summarizes literature data on phylogenomics, indicating genomic–
morphogenetic correlations that determine the metazoan body plan and phenotypic …

Эволюция онтогенеза рассматривается как основная проблема эволюционной
биологии развития, поскольку эволюционные преобразования организмов …

In this review, we consider transformations of axial symmetry in metazoan evolution and
development, the genetic basis, and phenotypic expressions of different axial body plans. In …

Disentangling the factors underlying the appearance of macroscopic, often skeletonized,
bilaterians during the Ediacaran–Cambrian diversification of animals requires carefully …

The chapter presents an analytic description of evolutionary and developmental
morphogenetic events in Metazoa using concepts of self-organization, morphological and …

Comparative genomics helps to link characteristics of the genome and evolutionary
trajectories by revealing the genomic correlates of morphological complexity and differences …