A large targeted deletion of Hoxb1-Hoxb9 produces a series of single- segment anterior homeotic transformations

Developmental Biology

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-83

  Medina Martínez, Olga ^a   Bradley, Allan ^b   Ramírez Solis, Ramiro ^a,b,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosomal engineering; Hox clusters; Large targeted deletion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMEOBOX; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0343618784     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2000.9683     Document Type: Article

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