Research highlight
Thick and thin fingers point out Turing waves
Author affiliations
Department of Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology, King's College London, Guy's Tower, London SE1 9RT, UK
Citation and License
Genome Biology 2013, 14:101 doi:10.1186/gb-2013-14-1-101
Published: 24 January 2013Abstract
Mouse genetics and computer simulations demonstrate that digit number and width are controlled by a Turing-type mechanism in which distal Hox genes modulate periodicity.
