Eye evolution: A question of genetic promiscuity

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 407-414

  Nilsson, Dan E ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL TYPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CNIDARIA; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EYE; EYE PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MODELS, ANIMAL; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 4043129557     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2004.07.004     Document Type: Review

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