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. 2011 Mar;9(3):e1001029.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001029. Epub 2011 Mar 15.

How bird necks get naked

Kira Heller  1
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How bird necks get naked

Kira Heller. PLoS Biol. 2011 Mar.
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Expression of a retinoic acid–synthesizing enzyme (dark color) distinguishes neck from body skin in avian embryos, making the neck particularly sensitive to abolition of feather development.
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