Vestiges of the natural history of development: historical holdovers reveal the dynamic interaction between ontogeny and phylogeny

Detours/shunts are developmental ‘vestiges’ in the shift from fetal to neonatal circulation. Werth, A.J. Vestiges of the natural history of development. Evo Edu Outreach 7, 12 (2014). https://t.co/8RKykbbziB

Vestigial. “The term vestige refers to something that has lost a former function during evolutionary change, such as our appendix, tail bone, and goose bumps, or the rudimentary pelvic bones of cetaceans and some large snakes.” https://t.co/3gaQdKvHOq

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"Ultimately, even development—as a whole, and including every developmental process—evolves." https://t.co/2aohKfkRQo