Hox genes are not always Colinear

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 95-103

  Monteiro, Ana Sara ^a   Ferrier, David E K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Tinbergen Building ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Deuterostomes; Echinoderm; Hemichordate; Temporal Colinearity

Indexed keywords

CHORDATA; ECHINODERM; EVOLUTION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOSS; HOX GENE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; UROCHORDATA;

ANIMALIA; BILATERIA; BRANCHIOSTOMA FLORIDAE; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; DEUTEROSTOMIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33646918329     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.2.95     Document Type: Review

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