Ciona intestinalis ParaHox genes: Evolution of Hox/ParaHox cluster integrity, developmental mode, and temporal colinearity

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 412-417

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CIONA INTESTINALIS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CIONA; CIONA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 0036380405     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00204-X     Document Type: Article

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