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Nature 424, 894-895 (21 August 2003) | doi:10.1038/424894a
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Developmental biology: Hotspots for evolution
Michael K. Richardson1 & Paul M. Brakefield1
Abstract
Two studies of fruitflies suggest that although development relies on a diverse toolkit of genes, the evolution of physical characteristics might be powered by variation in just a few of these tools.
The physical characteristics of animals evolve because their genes change over successive generations. It is not always clear, though, which genes are involved1, 2.
- Michael K. Richardson and Paul M. Brakefield are at the Institute of Biology, Leiden University, PO Box 9516, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
Correspondence to: Michael K. Richardson1 e-mail: Email: richardson@rulsfb.leidenuniv.nl
Correspondence to: Paul M. Brakefield1 e-mail: Email: brakefield@rulsfb.leidenuniv.nl
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