Genomics and the evolutionary origins of nervous system complexity

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 479-492

  Oakley, Todd H ^a   Rivera, Ajna S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENESIS; BIOINFORMATICS; BRAIN REGION; CELL LEVEL; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL TYPE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; NEOCORTEX; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURAL CREST CELL; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 58549084582     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2008.12.002     Document Type: Review

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