Adult caudal fin shape is imprinted in the embryonic fin fold
Eric Surette, Joan C. Donahue, Crisvely Soto Martinez, Stephanie Robinson, Deirdre McKenna, Brendan Fitzgerald, Katherine Backus, Rolf O. Karlstrom, Nicolás Cumplido, Sarah K. McMenamin
The paper shows that transient shha overexpression during zebrafish embryogenesis alters adult caudal fin shape, demonstrating that developmental cues can permanently modify positional memory of fin rays.
PLoS Biology · Aug 25, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology