Evolutionary conservation and divergence of the segmentation process in arthropods

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 236, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1379-1391

  Damen, Wim G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution of development; Notch signaling; Pair rule; Segmentation; Somitogenesis

Indexed keywords

NOTCH RECEPTOR; PROTEIN;

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTHROPOD; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO POLARITY; EMBRYO SEGMENTATION; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BODY PATTERNING; CELL POLARITY; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS;

ARTHROPODA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34250658361     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21157     Document Type: Review

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