The bilaterian head patterning gene six3/6 controls aboral domain development in a cnidarian.

The origin of the bilaterian head is a fundamental question for the evolution of animal body plans. The head of bilaterians develops at the anterior end of their primary body axis and is the site where the brain is located. Cnidarians, the sister group to bilaterians, lack brain-like structures and...

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Main Authors: Chiara Sinigaglia, Henriette Busengdal, Lucas Leclère, Ulrich Technau, Fabian Rentzsch
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c1f6098fc5474affb2342b330b6efe5b
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