The amphioxus Hox cluster: Characterization, comparative genomics, and evolution

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 310, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 465-477

  Amemiya, Chris T ^a,b   Prohaska, Sonja J ^c,d,e   Hill Force, Alicia ^a   Cook, April ^f   Wasserscheid, Jessica ^g   Ferrier, David E K ^h   Pascual Anaya, Juan ⁱ   Garcia Fernàndez, Jordi ⁱ   Dewar, Ken ^g   Stadler, Peter F ^c,d,j,k  

^a BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^j UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^k FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR CELL THERAPY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (Germany)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRANCHIOSTOMA FLORIDAE; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; PROTOSTOMIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 48649110998     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21213     Document Type: Article

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