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This is a further important aspect of chromogenesis. Although embryologists have largely neglected the more basic aspects of chromogenesis in the early embryo (p. 274) some have taken a lively interest in the eventual development of colour-patterns since these constitute good morphological features. Further these patterns are among the more convenient and useful subjects for genetical studies (chapter 16) and for the study of certain aspects of chromatic evolution.
“We have had so much to do with the study of Form that pattern has been wellnigh left out of the account although it is part of the same story.” D’Arcy W. Thompson, p. 1090 (1942)
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Needham, A.E. (1974). The Development of Integumental Colour-Patterns. In: The Significance of Zoochromes. Zoophysiology and Ecology, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80766-4_15
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