Abstract
Tetrapod limbs display a great variety of forms and functions. In an attempt to understand factors influencing this diversity, Cretekos and colleagues, in a recent issue of Genes & Development, provide molecular insight into the evolution of wing morphology in bats.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Biological Evolution*
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Chiroptera / anatomy & histology
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Extremities / anatomy & histology*
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Flight, Animal*
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Forelimb / anatomy & histology
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Gene Expression Regulation
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Homeodomain Proteins / genetics
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Mammals / anatomy & histology*
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Mice
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Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
Substances
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Homeodomain Proteins
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Prrx1 protein, mouse