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Dec. 28th, 2009 12:44 am
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PNAS:
Caterpillars evolved from onychophorans by hybridogenesis

"I reject the Darwinian assumption that larvae and their adults evolved from a single common ancestor. Rather I posit that, in animals that metamorphose, the basic types of larvae originated as adults of different lineages, i.e., larvae were transferred when, through hybridization, their genomes were acquired by distantly related animals. ..."

Articles citing this article:
G. Giribet. On velvet worms and caterpillars: Science, fiction, or science fiction? Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2009 106:E131
D. I. Williamson. Reply to Giribet: Caterpillars evolved from onychophorans by hybridogenesis Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2009 106:E132
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