Conservation, duplication, and divergence of developmental genes during chordate evolution

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 47-67

  Sharman, Anna C ^a   Holland, Peter W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Evolution; Gene duplication; Homeobox genes; Vertebrate development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011354387     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854295x00050     Document Type: Article

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