When Whorls Collide: The Development of Hair Patterns in Frizzled 6 Mutant Mice

    November 2010 in “ Development ”
    Yanshu Wang, Hao Chang, Jeremy Nathans
    Studysummary This study observed that in frizzled 6 null mice, initially uncorrelated hair follicle orientations develop into highly ordered patterns over time, suggesting possible mechanisms for biological structure patterning.
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