Many biologists assume, as Darwin did, that natural selection acts mainly on late embryonic or postnatal development. This view is consistent with von Baer's observations of morphological divergence at late stages. It is also suggested by the conserved morphology and common molecular genetic mechani
A computational model of teeth and the developmental origins of morphological variation
โ Scribed by Salazar-Ciudad, Isaac; Jernvall, Jukka
- Book ID
- 109898756
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 464 KB
- Volume
- 464
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
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