Identification of Hox gene sequences in the sea cucumber Holothuria glaberrima selenka (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata)

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 231-240

  Méndez, Ana T ^b   Roig Löpez, José L ^b   Santiago, Pedro ^b   Santiago, Carlos ^b   García Arrarás, José E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Deuterostomes; Echinoderms; Holothuroids; Orthologues; Paralogous group; Partial homeodomain

Indexed keywords

CDNA LIBRARY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCING; HOX GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

HOLOTHURIA GLABERRIMA;

EID: 0034190079     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101269900027     Document Type: Article

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