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Tracing the Evolution of Avian Wing Digits

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作者Xu, Xing1; Mackem, Susan2; xu.xing@ivpp.ac.cn
刊名CURRENT BIOLOGY
出版日期2013-06-17
卷号23期号:12页码:R538-R544
关键词Hox Genes Sonic Hedgehog Frame-shift Limb Bud Birds Origin Homology Identity Expression Dinosaurs
ISSN号0960-9822
文献子类Review
英文摘要It is widely accepted that birds are a subgroup of dinosaurs, but there is an apparent conflict: modern birds have been thought to possess only the middle three fingers (digits II-III-IV) of an idealized five-digit tetrapod hand based on embryological data, but their Mesozoic tetanuran dinosaur ancestors are considered to have the first three digits (I-II-III) based on fossil evidence. How could such an evolutionary quirk arise? Various hypotheses have been proposed to resolve this paradox. Adding to the confusion, some recent developmental studies support a designation for avian wing digits whereas some recent paleontological data are consistent with a identification of the Mesozoic tetanuran digits. A comprehensive analysis of both paleontological and developmental data suggests that the evolution of the avian wing digits may have been driven by homeotic transformations of digit identity, which are more likely to have occurred in a partial and piecemeal manner. Additionally, recent genetic studies in mouse models showing plausible mechanisms for central digit loss invite consideration of new alternative possibilities (I-II-IV or I-III-IV) for the homologies of avian wing digits. While much progress has been made, some advances point to the complexity of the problem and a final resolution to this ongoing debate demands additional work from both paleontological and developmental perspectives, which will surely yield new insights on mechanisms of evolutionary adaptation.
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WOS关键词HOX GENES ; SONIC HEDGEHOG ; FRAME-SHIFT ; LIMB BUD ; BIRDS ; ORIGIN ; HOMOLOGY ; IDENTITY ; EXPRESSION ; DINOSAURS
WOS研究方向Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ; Cell Biology
语种英语
WOS记录号WOS:000320682800015
公开日期2013-11-27
源URL[http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/4142]  
专题古脊椎动物与古人类研究所_古低等脊椎动物研究室
通讯作者xu.xing@ivpp.ac.cn
作者单位1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origin, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China
2.NCI, Canc & Dev Biol Lab, Ctr Canc Res, NIH, Frederick, MD 21702 USA
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Xu, Xing,Mackem, Susan,xu.xing@ivpp.ac.cn. Tracing the Evolution of Avian Wing Digits[J]. CURRENT BIOLOGY,2013,23(12):R538-R544.
APA Xu, Xing,Mackem, Susan,&xu.xing@ivpp.ac.cn.(2013).Tracing the Evolution of Avian Wing Digits.CURRENT BIOLOGY,23(12),R538-R544.
MLA Xu, Xing,et al."Tracing the Evolution of Avian Wing Digits".CURRENT BIOLOGY 23.12(2013):R538-R544.

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