Re: webbing
Robert D. C. Saunders (rdcsaunders@anatphys.dundee.ac.uk)
Thu, 13 Jul 1995 09:17:49
In article <3tufcj$il9@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> Alex Duncan <aduncan@mail.utexas.edu> writes:
>From: Alex Duncan <aduncan@mail.utexas.edu>
>Subject: webbing
>Date: 11 Jul 1995 18:20:03 GMT
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> Perhaps (I'm just guessing here), the potential for webbed
>digits is a genetically ancient trait, going back to Icthyostega and
>Acanthostega.
>
Possibly. One should also note that the developmental processes leading to
the development of digits include cell death of tissue between the digits. It
requires a relatively small alteration in this process to leave a (variable)
degree of webbing.
Robert
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