| Chapter title |
Lifting the Veil on Reptile Embryology: The Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) as a Model System to Study Reptilian Development
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 18 |
| Book title |
Avian and Reptilian Developmental Biology
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| Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-7216-6_18 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-7215-9, 978-1-4939-7216-6
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| Authors |
Raul E. DiazJr., Federica Bertocchini, Paul A. Trainor, Raul E. Diaz, Diaz, Raul E., Bertocchini, Federica, Trainor, Paul A. |
| Abstract |
Living amniotes comprise three major phylogenetic lineages: mammals, birds, and non-avian reptiles. Mouse and avian embryos continue to be the primary species used in experimental settings to further our knowledge and understanding of the genetics and embryology of amniotes. In comparison, non-avian reptiles, which constitute up to 40% of all living amniotes, have played a comparatively minor role. Studies of non-avian reptiles are, however, paramount for providing insights into the evolutionary changes that occurred in the transition from reptilian-like amniote ancestors to derived mammalian and avian species. Here, we introduce the Veiled Chameleon, a squamate reptile, as a new experimental model for examining fundamental questions in development, evolution, and disease. |
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