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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Domyan ET
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4805547 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
eLife 20160315
Birds display remarkable diversity in the distribution and morphology of scales and feathers on their feet, yet the genetic and developmental mechanisms governing this diversity remain unknown. Domestic pigeons have striking variation in foot feathering within a single species, providing a tractable model to investigate the molecular basis of skin appendage differences. We found that feathered feet in pigeons result from a partial transformation from hindlimb to forelimb identity mediated by cis ...[more]