How the modular structure of proteins permits evolution to move forward
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 19:30
in Biology & Nature
A new study compares the development of the egg laying organ in two species of nematodes; with its results providing support for the theory of developmental systems drift. This theory maintains that, over the course of evolution, analogous organs of different species can retain the same shape and function while the regulative mechanisms underlying their development can change considerably.