Ancient origin of the Hox gene cluster

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-38

  Ferrier, David E K ^a   Holland, Peter W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIARIA; ANIMALIA; CNIDARIA; HYDRA;

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; COELENTERATE; GENETICS; HOMEOBOX; HUMAN; MORPHOGENESIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; SCYPHOZOA; SEA ANEMONE;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CNIDARIA; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HUMANS; HYDRA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; SCYPHOZOA; SEA ANEMONES;

EID: 0035234639     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35047605     Document Type: Review

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