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Crustacean appendage evolution associated with changes in Hox gene expression

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  • Michalis Averof

    (Wellcome/CRC Institute
    EMBL)

  • Nipam H. Patel

    (Wellcome/CRC Institute
    HHMI, University of Chicago)

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Homeotic (Hox) genes specify the differential identity of segments along the body axis of insects. Changes in the segmental organization of arthropod bodies may therefore be driven by changes in the function of Hox genes1,2,3, but so far this has been difficult to demonstrate. We show here that changes in the expression pattern of the Hox genes Ubx and AbdA in different crustaceans correlate well with the modification of their anterior thoracic limbs into feeding appendages (maxillipeds). Our observations provide direct evidence that major morphological changes in arthropod body plans are associated with changes in Hox gene regulation. They suggest that homeotic changes1,4 may play a role in the normal process of adaptive evolutionary change.

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  • Michalis Averof & Nipam H. Patel, 1997. "Crustacean appendage evolution associated with changes in Hox gene expression," Nature, Nature, vol. 388(6643), pages 682-686, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:388:y:1997:i:6643:d:10.1038_41786
    DOI: 10.1038/41786
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    1. Ji-Hyun Lee & Hyoung-June Park & Sungwoo Lim & Sun-Joong Kim, 2013. "A Formal Approach to the Study of the Evolution and Commonality of Patterns," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 40(1), pages 23-42, February.

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