| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10932282 | Developmental Biology | 2012 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We review the evolution of budding and coloniality in ascidians. ⺠We compare somatic and germline stem cells in solitary and colonial ascidians. ⺠We discuss how ascidians evolved different ways of budding, which are derived from different stem cell progenitors. ⺠We suggest that brooding may have allowed plasticity in stem cell lineage determination. ⺠We propose heterochrony and plasticity of stem cell lineages as means to evolve budding.
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Authors
Federico D. Brown, Billie J. Swalla,