Gene | Function(s) at early developmental stages | Modular viscerocranium expression | Potential functions(s) at late developmental stages | References |
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bapx1 | Positional specification of oral jaw joint | Anterior | Mediating the effects of growth and morphogenic signals on oral jaw skeletal elements | |
foxq1b | Formation of lower oral jaw | Anterior | Mediating the effects of signals induced by environmental compounds on oral jaw skeletal elements | |
wnt9b | Dorso-ventral patterning of oral jaw | Anterior | Mediating Wnt pathway dependent outgrowth of upper jaw | |
satb2 | Determining length of distal jaw module | Anterior or posterior | Contributing to variations and evolvability of the distal jaw domain | |
fgf8a | Cell migration towards pharyngeal pouches | Posterior | Determining skeletal size in posterior pharyngeal arches | |
lbh | Morphological variations along anterior-posterior jaw skeleton | Anterior or posterior | Activation of Ap-1 complex, a mechanically induced signal affecting skeletogenesis | |
prdm1a | Patterning and morphogenesis of posterior jaw skeleton | Posterior | Mediating the effects of RA signal on jaw skeleton in response to environmental stimuli (e.g. different diets) |