Publications by authors named "Jennifer B McCarthy-Taylor"
Article Synopsis
- The brine shrimp, Artemia franciscana, has a unique body structure consisting of 11 thoracic segments, 2 genital segments, and 6 abdominal segments.
- Previous studies claimed that the Hox gene Abd-B was only expressed in the genital segments, suggesting the abdominal segments lacked this gene and were unique among crustaceans.
- This new study found that Abd-B is initially expressed in the abdominal segments during development but later retracts to the genital segments, indicating a shared evolutionary origin for the abdominal structure in crustaceans.
