PCR survey of Hox genes in the crinoid and ophiuroid: Evidence for anterior conservation and posterior expansion in the echinoderm Hox gene cluster

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 375-388

  Mito, Taro ^a   Endo, Kazuyoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR GENE; CLONE; ECHINODERM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HOMEOBOX; HOX GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTERIOR GENE;

CRINOIDEA; ECHINODERMATA; INVERTEBRATA; OPHIUROIDEA; OXYCOMANTHUS; OXYCOMANTHUS JAPONICUS; STEGOPHIURA; STEGOPHIURA SLADENI;

EID: 0034071104     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1999.0707     Document Type: Article

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