Combined-method phylogenetic analysis of Hox and Parahox genes of the metazoa

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 288, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 175-191

  Kourakis, Matthew J ^a,b   Martindale, Mark Q ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BILATERIA; INVERTEBRATA; METAZOA;

EID: 0034663490     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-010X(20000815)288:2<175::AID-JEZ8>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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