A new evolutionary scenario for the vert
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Y. Shigetani; F. Sugahara; S. Kuratani
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The jaw is one of the earliest innovations in vertebrate history. Several recent findings suggest a scenario for jaw evolution as a progression of changes in pharyngeal developmental mechanisms. The lamprey, an extant jawless vertebrate, constitutes a model for the pre-gnathostome ancestry. Comparin