CvSox-4, the lizard homologue of the human SOX4 gene, shows remarkable conservation among the amniotes

Gene

Volumn 196, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 287-290

  Ganesh, Subramaniam ^a   Raman, Rajiva ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gene cloning; HMG box; Reptiles; Sex determination; SRY related gene

Indexed keywords

TESTIS DETERMINING FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIRD; EVOLUTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; LIZARD; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMNIOTA; AVES; CALOTES VERSICOLOR; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0030750916     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(97)00241-2     Document Type: Article

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