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Genomics, evolution and development of amphioxus and tunicates: The Goldilocks principle.

L. Holland

2015 · DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.22569
Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution · 46 Citations

TLDR

Tunicate development more closely fits a progressive divergence model (shaped more like a wine glass than an hourglass) in which the constraints on the zygote and very early development are greatest, which can help explain why tunicate body plans are so very diverse.