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The molecular evolution of development

✍ Scribed by Michael D. Purugganan

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1998
Tongue
English
Weight
130 KB
Volume
20
Category
Article
ISSN
0265-9247

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✦ Synopsis

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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