April 26, 2024
25 years of the segmentation clock gene

25 years of the segmentation clock gene

Nature, Published online: 09 November 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-03562-2

The discovery of a gene that mediates periodic segmentation of the developing backbone of vertebrate embryos opened up research into how the pace of development is controlled by a molecular clock that has a species-specific rhythm.

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