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Specifically, the team found that the chordate nervous system, such as those in humans, evolved from an embryonic region of the ancestor that corresponds to echinoderm ciliary bands (Fig. 3).

To address these questions, I am using the invertebrate chordate Ciona. Ciona with its fast development and fixed lineages, is an incredible model. During metamorphosis, most of the Ciona larval ...