TY - JOUR
T1 - The molecular evolution of development
AU - Purugganan, Michael D.
PY - 1998/9
Y1 - 1998/9
N2 - Morphological differences between species, from simple single-character differences to large-scale variation in body plans, can be traced to changes in the timing and location of developmental events. This has led to a growing interest in understanding the genetic basis behind the evolution of developmental systems. Molecular evolutionary genetics provides one of several approaches to dissecting the evolution of developmental systems, by allowing us to reconstruct the history of developmental genetic pathways, infer the origin and diversification of developmental gene functions, and assess the relative contributions of various evolutionary forces in shaping regulatory gene evolution.
AB - Morphological differences between species, from simple single-character differences to large-scale variation in body plans, can be traced to changes in the timing and location of developmental events. This has led to a growing interest in understanding the genetic basis behind the evolution of developmental systems. Molecular evolutionary genetics provides one of several approaches to dissecting the evolution of developmental systems, by allowing us to reconstruct the history of developmental genetic pathways, infer the origin and diversification of developmental gene functions, and assess the relative contributions of various evolutionary forces in shaping regulatory gene evolution.
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U2 - 10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(199809)20:9<700::AID-BIES3>3.0.CO;2-K
DO - 10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(199809)20:9<700::AID-BIES3>3.0.CO;2-K
M3 - Review article
C2 - 9819559
AN - SCOPUS:0032170282
SN - 0265-9247
VL - 20
SP - 700
EP - 711
JO - BioEssays
JF - BioEssays
IS - 9
ER -