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Deep homology
Control of growth and differentiation by deeply conserved genetic mechanisms / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In evolutionary developmental biology, the concept of deep homology is used to describe cases where growth and differentiation processes are governed by genetic mechanisms that are homologous and deeply conserved across a wide range of species.
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