Publication Date:
2009-07-11
Description:
The turtle shell offers a fascinating case study of vertebrate evolution, based on the modification of a common body plan. The carapace is formed from ribs, which encapsulate the scapula; this stands in contrast to the typical amniote body plan and serves as a key to understanding turtle evolution. Comparative analyses of musculoskeletal development between the Chinese soft-shelled turtle and other amniotes revealed that initial turtle development conforms to the amniote pattern; however, during embryogenesis, lateral rib growth results in a shift of elements. In addition, some limb muscles establish new turtle-specific attachments associated with carapace formation. We propose that the evolutionary origin of the turtle body plan results from heterotopy based on folding and novel connectivities.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Nagashima, Hiroshi -- Sugahara, Fumiaki -- Takechi, Masaki -- Ericsson, Rolf -- Kawashima-Ohya, Yoshie -- Narita, Yuichi -- Kuratani, Shigeru -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2009 Jul 10;325(5937):193-6. doi: 10.1126/science.1173826.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Laboratory for Evolutionary Morphology, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima-minami, Kobe 650-0047, Japan.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19590000" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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*Biological Evolution
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Body Patterning
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Chick Embryo
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Embryo, Nonmammalian/anatomy & histology
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Embryonic Development
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Mice
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Muscle Development
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Muscle, Skeletal/anatomy & histology/*embryology
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Musculoskeletal Development
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Ribs/anatomy & histology/*embryology
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Scapula/anatomy & histology/*embryology
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Turtles/*anatomy & histology/*embryology
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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