PCR-survey of Hox-genes of the zebrafish: New sequence information and evolutionary implications

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 274, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 193-206

  Misof, Bernhard Y ^a   Blanco, Maria J ^a   Wagner, Günter P ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; HOMEOBOX; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, HOMEOBOX; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 0030584359     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19960215)274:3<193::AID-JEZ6>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Review

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