The vertebrate phylotypic stage and an early bilaterian-related stage in mouse embryogenesis defined by genomic information

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Embryos of taxonomically different vertebrates are thought to pass through a stage in which they resemble one another morphologically. This "vertebrate phylotypic stage" may represent the basic vertebrate body plan that was...

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Main Authors: Sehara-Fujisawa Atsuko, Irie Naoki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-01-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/5/1