Gene and domain duplication in the chordate Otx gene family: Insights from amphioxus Otx

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 600-607

  Williams, Nic A ^a   Holland, Peter W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Gene duplication; Head development; Homeobox; Otx

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; HEAD; HOMEOBOX; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0031949312     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025961     Document Type: Article

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