The Embryonic Transcriptome of the Red-Eared Slider Turtle (Trachemys scripta).

The bony shell of the turtle is an evolutionary novelty not found in any other group of animals, however, research into its formation has suggested that it has evolved through modification of conserved developmental mechanisms. Although these mechanisms have been extensively characterized in model o...

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Main Authors: Nicholas J Kaplinsky, Scott F Gilbert, Judith Cebra-Thomas, Kersti Lilleväli, Merly Saare, Eric Y Chang, Hannah E Edelman, Melissa A Frick, Yin Guan, Rebecca M Hammond, Nicholas H Hampilos, David S B Opoku, Karim Sariahmed, Eric A Sherman, Ray Watson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3686863?pdf=render