Universal genome in the origin of metazoa: Thoughts about evolution

Cell Cycle

Volumn 6, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 1873-1877

  Sherman, Michael ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Darwinism; Development; Evolution; Genome

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CAMBRIAN; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME ANALYSIS; METAZOON; NONHUMAN; REGULATOR GENE; SEA URCHIN;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOIDEA; METAZOA;

EID: 34548287579     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.6.15.4557     Document Type: Article

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