Differential regulation of msx genes in the development of the gonopodium, an intromittent organ, and of the "sword," a sexually selected trait of swordtail fishes (Xiphophorus)

Evolution and Development

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 466-477

  Zauner, Hans ^a,c   Begemann, Gerrit ^a   Marí Beffa, Manuel ^b   Meyer, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; RNA; TESTOSTERONE;

FISH; GENE; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; HOMEOBOX; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REGENERATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TAIL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENITALIA, MALE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REGENERATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TAIL; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DANIO RERIO; PISCES; VERTEBRATA; XIPHOPHORUS;

EID: 0141788374     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-142X.2003.03053.x     Document Type: Article

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