Scales or feathers? It all comes down to a few genes (IMAGE)

Université de Genève

Scales or feathers? It all comes down to a few genes

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A transient change in expression of one gene (Shh) can produce a cascade of developmental events leading to the formation of feathers instead of scales.

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© UNIGE / Cooper & Milinkovitch

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