Evolutionary aspects of positioning and identification of vertebrate limbs

Koji Tamura; Ritsu Kuraishi; Daisuke Saito; Hideki Masaki; Hiroyuki Die; Sayuri Yonei-Tamura

doi:10.1017/S0021878201008081

Evolutionary aspects of positioning and identification of vertebrate limbs

Koji Tamura, Ritsu Kuraishi, Daisuke Saito, Hideki Masaki, Hiroyuki Die, Sayuri Yonei-Tamura

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Abstract

Emerging developmental studies contribute to our understanding of vertebrate evolution because changes in the developmental process and the genes responsible for such changes provide a unique way for evaluating the evolution of morphology. Endoskeletal limbs, the locomotor organs that are unique to vertebrates, are a popular model system in the fields of palaeontology and phylogeny because their structure is highly visible and their bony pattern is easily preserved in the fossil records. Similarly, limb development has long served as an excellent model system for studying vertebrate pattern formation. In this review, the evolution of vertebrate limb development is examined in the light of the latest knowledge, viewpoints and hypotheses.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	195-204
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Anatomy
Volume	199
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021878201008081
Publication status	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

AER
Development
Evolution
FGF
Limb
Limb bud
Tbx
Vertebrate

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Anatomy
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Histology
Molecular Biology
Developmental Biology
Cell Biology

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