The evolution of hierarchical gene regulatory networks

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-148

  Erwin, Douglas H ^a,b   Davidson, Eric H ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PITX2;

DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; HOX GENE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; MODELS, GENETIC; MORPHOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 58549119985     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: 14710064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrg2499     Document Type: Review

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