Abstract
The paired sense organs of vertebrates develop from placodes, a group of evolutionarily novel structures. We now begin to understand how such evolutionary innovations originated by the integration of old genes into new gene networks.
| Translated title of the contribution | Evolutionary innovations: How old genes make new sense - The sense of evolution in vertebrates |
|---|---|
| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 630-633 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | BioSpektrum |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2011 |