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A chordate with a difference

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Molecular studies of tunicate development show that genetic programmes for early embryonic patterning can change radically during evolution, without completely disrupting the basic chordate body plan.

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Figure 1: A juvenile of Oikopleura dioica.
Figure 2: Chordates in context.

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