The PBC domain contains a MEINOX domain: Coevolution of Hox and TALE homeobox genes?

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-116

  Bürglin, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Evolution; Hox cluster; MEINOX domain; TALE homeobox gene

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; FUNGUS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; HOMEOBOX; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; GENES, HOMEOBOX; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0345084497     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050161     Document Type: Article

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