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Loricarioid catfish evolved skin denticles that recapitulate teeth at the structural, developmental, and genetic levels
C. J. Rivera-Rivera, N. I. Guevara-Delgadillo, I. A. Bahechar…·J. I. Montoya-Burgos
This study shows loricarioid catfish skin denticles share developmental and genetic features with teeth, indicating their re-emergence through gene regulatory network co-option rather than ancestral pathway resurrection.
DOI 10.1101/2021.05.17.444419