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Are biological components like a scorpions tail, or eyes or legs coded in a special way? Not a biologist but it appears that biology is really good at preservi
by everdev 9y ago
Are biological components like a scorpions tail, or eyes or legs coded in a special way?
Not a biologist but it appears that biology is really good at preserving the integrity of body parts even though they can be found in multiple species.
- kian 9y agoCheck out HOX genes if you want to learn more about this - feel free to message my_username OT cerebralinguist DOT net if you want some more sources! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hox_gene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hox_gene
- dom96 9y agoWow. Thanks for this link. The description of the genes in flies is amazing, it seems they have done some experiments to see how flies develop with each part of these genes modified.
- kian 9y agoYeah, flies breed so quickly that knockouts are really easy to test. The fact that it's the same set of genes conserved in mammals is nuts. If you find this fascinating, you may also wish to look a bit deeper into the genetics of morphogenesis and embryogenesis