William McGinnis talking about embryos and evolution
How does variation in genes generate the beautiful diversity of animal body shapes that fill the world? UCSD Biologist William McGinnis explains that all animals, whether fish, fowl, or fly, share similar architectural control genes called Homeobox genes. The discovery and study of these genes has led to an understanding of how subtle changes in Homeobox genes can lead to changes in animal form during evolution. Series: “Evolution Matters”
This is nice lecture by the person who discovered Homeobox in fruit fly,where is talks about evolution and embryos.Talks about Darwin,Drosophila’s contribution towards understanding development in higher organisms and Hox genes.Thanks to youtube and UC TV for making it possible to view this video because its not often one gets a chance to listen to great minds.
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