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The Implications of “The Bauplan” for Development and Evolution of the Tetrapod Limb

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Developmental Patterning of the Vertebrate Limb

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We are witness to a 400 million-year-natural experiment that reveals the consequences of genetic and environmental changes on the process of limb development. In spite of genetic and environmental evolution, the pattern of the tetrapod limb has remained effectively similar throughout its history. This conserved pattern of morphological organization, or “bauplan”, underlies the evolutionary diversity of tetrapods.

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  1. Department of Biology, Goddard Laboratories of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Neil H. Shubin

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  1. University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK

    J. Richard Hinchliffe

  2. University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain

    Juan M. Hurle

  3. National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK

    Dennis Summerbell

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Shubin, N.H. (1991). The Implications of “The Bauplan” for Development and Evolution of the Tetrapod Limb. In: Hinchliffe, J.R., Hurle, J.M., Summerbell, D. (eds) Developmental Patterning of the Vertebrate Limb. NATO ASI Series, vol 205. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3310-8_52

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