BIOL4397 - Evolution of Development

 Lecture 11 - The Comparative Method and Developmental Constraints

Lecture Notes [pdf]

Slides [pdf]

Required Reading

  • Richardson MK & Chipman AD (2003) Developmental constraints in a comparative framework: a test case using variations in phalanx number during amniote evolution. Mol. Dev. Evol. 296: 8-22. [pdf]

Recommended Reading
  • Galis F (1999) Why do almost all mammals have seven cervical vertebrae? Developmental constraints, Hox genes, and cancer. Mol. Dev. Evol. 285: 19-26. [pdf]

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