Olga Dudchenko

Apr 24, 2024 | nature.com | Jorge Moreno |Olga Dudchenko |Charles Y. Feigin |Sarah A. Mereby |Zhuoxin Chen |Raul Ramos | +7 more

AbstractPhenotypic variation among species is a product of evolutionary changes to developmental programs1,2. However, how these changes generate novel morphological traits remains largely unclear. Here we studied the genomic and developmental basis of the mammalian gliding membrane, or patagium—an adaptative trait that has repeatedly evolved in different lineages, including in closely related marsupial species.