Germ cells play a unique role in gamete production, heredity and evolution. Therefore, to
understand the mechanisms that specify germ cells is a central challenge in developmental …

… elegans, and have been shown to be required for P granule localization and function in C.
elegans (Barbee et al., 2002; Barbee and Evans, 2006), suggesting that the role of Tudor in …

In multicellular organisms, the specification, maintenance, and transmission of the germ cell
lineage to subsequent generations are critical processes that ensure species survival. A …

Background The duplication of genes can occur through various mechanisms and is thought
to make a major contribution to the evolutionary diversification of organisms. There is …

Myriapods (eg, centipedes and millipedes) display a simple homonomous body plan relative
to other arthropods. All members of the class are terrestrial, but they attained terrestriality …

10.7554/eLife.20062.001 The amphipod crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis is a blossoming
model system for studies of developmental mechanisms and more recently regeneration. We …

Evolutionary developmental biology (evo‐devo) has undergone dramatic transformations
since its emergence as a distinct discipline. This paper aims to highlight the scope, power, and …

Background The Hemiptera (aphids, cicadas, and true bugs) are a key insect order, with high
diversity for feeding ecology and excellent experimental tractability for molecular genetics. …

… 1964), and a modern review incorporating the last quarter century of genetic and
experimental data that Niuewkoop and Sutasurya were not able to include in their volumes (Extavour …

Over the course of evolution, organism size has diversified markedly. Changes in size are
thought to have occurred because of developmental, morphological and/or ecological …