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Genomic hourglass

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Comparative genomics studies reveal molecular signatures of the controversial 'phylotypic' stage — a time when embryos of members of an animal phylum all look more alike than at other embryonic stages. See Letters p.811 & p.815

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Figure 1: The developmental hourglass, as revealed by comparative genomics.

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  1. Benjamin Prud'homme and Nicolas Gompel are at the Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille-Luminy, Parc scientifique de Luminy, case 907, 13288 Marseille cedex 9, France. benjamin.prudhomme@univmed.fr; nicolas.gompel@univmed.fr,

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