A median fin derived from the lateral plate mesoderm and the origin of paired fins

• Main Authors: Tzung, Keh-Weei, Lalonde, Robert L., Prummel, Karin D., Mahabaleshwar, Harsha, Moran, Hannah R., Stundl, Jan, Cass, Amanda N., Le, Yao, Lea, Robert, Dorey, Karel, Tomecka, Monika J., Zhang, Changqing, Brombacher, Eline C., White, William T., Roehl, Henry H., Tulenko, Frank J., Winkler, Christoph, Currie, Peter D., Amaya, Enrique, Davis, Marcus C., Bronner, Marianne E., Mosimann, Christian, Carney, Tom J.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Anal Fin; BMP Signaling
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169263
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The development of paired appendages was a key innovation during evolution and facilitated the aquatic to terrestrial transition of vertebrates. Largely derived from the lateral plate mesoderm (LPM), one hypothesis for the evolution of paired fins invokes derivation from unpaired median fins via a p...