Developmental BiologybioRxiv
Species Tailoured Contribution of Volumetric Growth and Tissue Convergence to Posterior Body Elongation in Vertebrates
Benjamin Steventon, Fernando Duarte, Ronan Lagadec…·Estelle Hirsinger
This study shows that posterior growth in vertebrates does not generate additional tissue volume but instead relies on tissue deformation and volumetric growth in segmented regions, with differential contributions across species.