Hox gene evolution in nematodes: Novelty conserved

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 593-598

  Aboobaker, Aziz ^b   Blaxter, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; GENE FUSION; GENE LOSS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HOX GENE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA; PRISTIONCHUS; PRISTIONCHUS PACIFICUS;

EID: 0345016265     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2003.10.009     Document Type: Review

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