The genetic program for cartilage development has deep homology within Bilateria

Oscar A. Tarazona, Leslie A. Slota, Davys H. Lopez, GuangJun Zhang and Martin J. Cohn ()
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Oscar A. Tarazona: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, UF Genetics Institute, University of Florida
Leslie A. Slota: University of Florida College of Medicine
Davys H. Lopez: University of Florida College of Medicine
GuangJun Zhang: University of Florida
Martin J. Cohn: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, UF Genetics Institute, University of Florida

Nature, 2016, vol. 533, issue 7601, 86-89

Abstract: Vertebrate and invertebrate cartilage share structural and biochemical properties, and their development is controlled by a highly conserved genetic circuit, suggesting that a deeply homologous mechanism underlies the parallel evolution of cartilage in Bilateria.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1038/nature17398

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