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Fin to limb within our grasp

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There was thought to be little in common between fish fin bones and the finger bones of land-dwellers. But zebrafish studies reveal that hox genes have a surprisingly similar role in patterning the two structures. See Letter p.225

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Figure 1: Fin and limb development.

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