TY  - JOUR
TI  - Peter Holland, homeobox genes and the developmental basis of animal diversity 
AU  - Shimeld, SebastianM.
T2  - The International Journal of Developmental Biology
AB  - In 1867 Alexander Kowalevsky published an account of the development of the cephalochordate Amphioxus lanceolatus (now known as Branchiostoma lanceolatum) (Kowalevsky, 1867). Together with his study of the development of urochordates (Kowalevsky, 1866; 1871), this introduced a new way of thinking about the relationship between the evolution and development of animals and established the basis for long-standing theories of the evolutionary origin of vertebrates. Some one hundred and fifty years later, cephalochordates and urochordates are again in the spotlight, as molecular biology and genome sequencing promise further revelations about the origin of vertebrates. The work of the 2006 Kowalevsky Medal winner, Peter Holland has played a central role in their reinstatement.  Here, I profile Peter Holland's contribution to the rebirth of Evolutionary Developmental Biology in general and the study of homeobox genes and vertebrate origins in particular.
PY  - 2008
DO  - 10.1387/ijdb.072394ss
VL  - 52
IS  - 1
SP  - 3
EP  - 7
J2  - Int. J. Dev. Biol.
LA  - en
SN  - 0214-6282
SN  - 1696-3547
UR  - https://ijdb.ehu.eus/article/072394ss
Y2  - 2024/05/06/09:16:49
ER  -