Abstract

Summary Lineages changing their mode of locomotion are among the most conspicuous manifestations of evolutionary change. The appearance and disappearance of legs in events like the transition from fish to tetrapods, lizards to snakes, and tetrapods to whales has long fascinated biologists and lay people alike. Now genetics, developmental biology and paleontology are converging on a better understanding of these crucial transitions. Michael Gross reports.

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