Early development of the mineralized external skeleton of the polyplacophoran mollusk, with insight into the evolutionary history of shell plates and spicules.
Hiroki Yoshikawa, Yoshiaki Morino, Hiroshi Wada
The paper investigates the evolutionary origin of shell plates and spicules in chitons by analyzing gene expression during early development, finding shared genes but distinct expression patterns suggesting separate origins.
Development Growth & Differentiation · Jan 10, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology