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Metazoans display remarkable conservation of gene families, including growth factors, yet somehow these genes are used in different ways to generate tremendous morphological diversity. While variations in the magnitude and spatio-temporal aspects of signaling by a growth factor can generate differen...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Modzelewska, Amara Lauritzen, Stefan Hasenoeder, Louise Brown, John Georgiou, Nadeem Moghal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3539944?pdf=render