Evolutionary conservation of the bone morphogenetic protein 2/4 gene between diploblastic and triploblastic metazoans

Zoological Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 227-234

  Hwang, Sheng Ping L ^a   Chen, Chaolun Allen ^a   Peng, Mou Yung ^a   Chen, Chang Po ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

BMP2 4 gene; Coral; Phylogeny; Sea anemone

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144458900     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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