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Genetic Basis for Heterochronic Variation

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Heterochrony in Evolution

Part of the book series: Topics in Geobiology ((TGBI,volume 7))

Abstract

Genes encode the functional and structural components of cells and hence directly or indirectly define the behavior of individual cells and groups of cells in a developing system. In this sense the genome of an organism defines and controls the developmental processes that generate the final form of the organism. To examine the feasibility of rapid heterochronic change, it is important to determine how many genes must be mutated to cause heterochrony and the mechanisms by which those genes control developmental timing.

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  1. Biological Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138, USA

    Victor Ambros

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  1. Department of Geological Sciences, and Graduate Program in Ecology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37996-1410, USA

    Michael L. McKinney

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Ambros, V. (1988). Genetic Basis for Heterochronic Variation. In: McKinney, M.L. (eds) Heterochrony in Evolution. Topics in Geobiology, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0795-0_14

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