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Editorial
. 2021 Jan 11;31(1):R30-R32.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.10.089.

Evolution: How Animals Come of Age

Jordi Paps  1
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Evolution: How Animals Come of Age

Jordi Paps. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Animals display a diversity of life cycles, including larvae in some lineages but not in others. A new study reveals a shared genetic toolkit in many animals that regulates the transition to the juvenile form, from an embryo or a larva.

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