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Flies with inner ears?
Email: David Secko - dmsecko@interchange.ubc.ca News from The Scientist 2004, 5(1):20040913-04
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In a study which suggests that genetic mutation was not necessarily the primary evolutionary force producing morphological change in mammals, researchers report in the September issue of Developmental Cell that the Drosophila Hmx gene partially rescued the development of the mouse inner ear, revealing that the gene could direct the development of an organ it does not even possess.
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