But it serves as a lesson to those studying limb development. (newscientist.com)
One of these Hox genes, known as Ubx, suppresses 100 percent of limb development in the thorax region of fruit flies, but only 15 percent in the brine shrimp Artemia (right). (scientificamerican.com)
«We were able to show salamander - like regenerative capacities in both — fossil groups that develop their limbs like the majority of modern four - legged vertebrates as well in groups with the reversed pattern of limb development seen in modern salamanders,» said Dr. Jennifer Olori of State University of New York at Oswego, co-author on the study. (sciencedaily.com)