Reposted by Tasuku ISHIDA
Now reading: "The tripartite neural plate border is a common trait of vertebrates and tunicates"
Super interesting evolutionary molecular comparisons 🐟🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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The tripartite neural plate border is a common trait of vertebrates and tunicates
The neural crest and neurogenic placodes, which arise from the neural plate border, give rise to morphological characteristics that distinguish vertebrates from invertebrates ([Gans & Northcutt, 1983]...
