Divergence of gene regulatory network linkages during specification of ectoderm and 3 mesoderm in early development of sea urchins 4 5
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Classification: Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology 1 2 Title: Divergence of gene regulatory network linkages during specification of ectoderm and 3 mesoderm in early development of sea urchins 4 5 Short Title: Divergence of GRNs in early echinoid embryos 6 7 Author Affiliations: 8 Eric M. Erkenbrack and Eric H. Davidson 9 10 Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 11
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Divergence of ectodermal and mesodermal gene regulatory network linkages in early development of sea urchins.
Developmental gene regulatory networks (GRNs) are assemblages of gene regulatory interactions that direct ontogeny of animal body plans. Studies of GRNs operating in the early development of euechinoid sea urchins have revealed that little appreciable change has occurred since their divergence ∼90 million years ago (mya). These observations suggest that strong conservation of GRN architecture w...
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