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The secondary loss of gyrencephaly as an example of evolutionary phenotypical reversal

Gyrencephaly (the folding of the surface of the neocortex) is a mammalian-specific trait present in almost all mammalian orders. Despite the widespread appearance of the trait, little is known about the mechanism of its genesis or its adaptive significance. Still, most of the hypotheses proposed con...

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Autores principales: Kelava, Iva, Lewitus, Eric, Huttner, Wieland B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3693069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23805079
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnana.2013.00016