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SUMMARY:How the breakdown of Meckel’s cartilage offers clues to mammalia
 n evolution - Neal Anthwal (King's College London)
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CONTACT:Olivia Tidswell
DESCRIPTION:The integration of the ancestral cranial mandibular joint into
  the middle ear and the parallel emergence of a novel jaw joint are two de
 fining features of mammals. The separation of the middle ear ossicles from
  the mandible by the breakdown of Meckel’s cartilage is a key change dur
 ing this evolution. By taking a comparative developmental biology approach
 \, we have uncovered a number of cellular and molecular processes responsi
 ble for the unique mammalian anatomy. In doing so we aim to shed light ont
 o the processes underlying the morphological changes observed in the fossi
 l record.
LOCATION:Part II Lecture Theatre\, Department of Zoology
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