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. 1993 Feb 11;361(6412):490-2.
doi: 10.1038/361490a0.

The zootype and the phylotypic stage

J M Slack  1 , P W Holland, C F Graham
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The zootype and the phylotypic stage

J M Slack et al. Nature. .

Abstract

What is it that defines an animal? The definition provided here, made on the basis of developmental biology, suggests methods for resolving phylogenetic problems.

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  • Development of the zootype.
    Cohen J. Cohen J. Nature. 1993 May 27;363(6427):307; author reply 307-8. doi: 10.1038/363307a0. Nature. 1993. PMID: 8098845 No abstract available.
  • Development of the zootype.
    Hughes NC, Hughes SM. Hughes NC, et al. Nature. 1993 May 27;363(6427):307; author reply 307-8. doi: 10.1038/363307b0. Nature. 1993. PMID: 8098846 No abstract available.
  • Cnidarian homeoboxes and the zootype.
    Martínez DE, Bridge D, Masuda-Nakagawa LM, Cartwright P. Martínez DE, et al. Nature. 1998 Jun 25;393(6687):748-9. doi: 10.1038/31616. Nature. 1998. PMID: 9655390 No abstract available.

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