Ever wonder why snakes dont develop legs......well a science called "evo-devo" (evolutionary developmental biology) has come up with some answers that deal with group of genes called Hox genes.
From NCBI's Bookshelf an explanation.
Why Snakes Dont have legs
A nice figure here. The pic of the developing garter snake is worth a quick visit.
Finally the following paper is available for free.
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