Evolution of OTP-Independent larval skel
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ZHOU, NA ;WILSON, KEEN A. ;ANDREWS, MARY E. ;KAUFFMAN, JEFFERY S. ;RAFF, RUDOLF
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Article
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2003
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract __Heliocidaris erythrogramma__ is a directβdeveloping sea urchin that has evolved a modified ontogeny, a reduced larval skeleton, and accelerated development of the adult skeleton. The __Orthopedia__ gene (__Otp__) encodes a homeodomain transcription factor crucial in patterning the lar