Molecular characterization of TgHBox4, a Drosophila Abd-B homolog found in the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-139

  Vansant, Gordon ^a   Humphreys, Tom ^b  

^a Burstein Laboratories   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA URCHIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BODY PATTERNING; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, INSECT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEA URCHINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034054581     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454900314645     Document Type: Article

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