Evolutionary Dynamics of the DM Domain Gene Family in Metazoans

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Volff, Jean Nicolas ^a   Zarkower, David ^b   Bardwell, Vivian J ^b   Schartl, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

DM domain; Dmrt; Doublesex; MAB 3; Nomenclature; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DMRT GENE; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INVERTEBRATE; METAZOON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY; VERTEBRATE;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; MELANOGASTER; METAZOA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0012501670     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-003-0033-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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