Evolutionary BiologyMolecular Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewed
A novel expression domain of extradenticle underlies the evolutionary developmental origin of the chelicerate patella
Benjamin C. Klementz, Georg Brenneis, Isaac Amankona Hinne…·Prashant P. Sharma
The paper identifies a novel expression domain of extradenticle in harvestman patella, suggesting that modification of an ancient gene, not neofunctionalization of a new copy, underlies the origin of the chelicerate patella.