A new map of arthropod evolution, from fossils to embryos

3 docmechanic 1 4/27/2025, 5:34:13 PM phys.org ↗

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docmechanic · 4d ago
'This model not only challenges traditional distinctions between short-germ and long-germ development—terms that refer to how many segments are defined early in an embryo's life—but also reframes the role of well-known genetic regulators such as Hox genes in defining segment and tagma identity.'