Distinct Tooth Regeneration Systems Deploy a Conserved Battery of Genes

    March 2021 in “ EvoDevo ”
    Tyler A. Square, Shivani Sundaram, Emma J. Mackey, Craig T. Miller
    Studysummary This study found that zebrafish and sticklebacks, despite differences in their tooth regeneration structures, share a similar genetic program during tooth regeneration, suggesting a conserved "successional dental epithelium" in vertebrates.
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