Evolution of the organization and function of insect homeotic complexes

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 527-538

  Denell, Robin E ^a   Brown, Susan J ^a   Beeman, Richard W ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Evolution; Homeotic; Hox; Insect

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0000974558     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/scdb.1996.0067     Document Type: Article

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