Hox genes and the evolution of animal body plans
- Dennis Sun
- Feb 3, 2017
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 16, 2020
by Dennis Sun
Animals come in many different shapes and sizes. How did all of these diverse body plans evolve? In this video, Dennis Sun describes how a group of similar genes, called Hox genes, are involved in setting up different kinds of body plans in crustaceans.
Dennis is a PhD student in the lab of Nipam Patel at UC Berkeley.

Related resources