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. 2016 Mar 7;26(5):R215-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.02.008.

Snail Chirality: The Unwinding

Florian Maderspacher  1
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Snail Chirality: The Unwinding

Florian Maderspacher. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Most snails are coiled clockwise, but in some species rare genetic variants with reverse coiling occur. Now, a molecular determinant of coiling direction has been identified, the cytoskeletal regulator formin.

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