Fish gills and human ears share the same genetic blueprint

• 成果类型: News Item
• 署名作者: Liu, Ruiqi; Plikus, Maksim V.
• 署名单位: University of California System; University of California Irvine
• 刊物名称: Nature
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0028-2015
• DOI: 10.1038/d41586-025-00342-6
• 发表日期: 2025-03-20
• 页码: 579-580
• 关键词: Diversification

摘要

Gills and mammalian ears bear little resemblance, yet examination of gene regulation reveals that key supportive cartilage tissue arises from similar embryonic cells guided by an evolutionarily conserved genetic program.