Evolution of homeobox genes: Q50 Paired-like genes founded the Paired class

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 186-197

  Galliot, Brigitte ^a   De Vargas, Colomban ^a   Miller, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cnidaria; Evolution; Homeobox gene; Paired class; Paired like

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GLUTAMINE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; LYSINE; SERINE;

ARTICLE; COELENTERATE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; HOMEOBOX; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CNIDARIA; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MAMMALS; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0033048708     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050243     Document Type: Article

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