Conserved noncoding elements and the evolution of animal body plans

BioEssays

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 727-735

  Vavouri, Tanya ^a   Lehner, Ben ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR GENOMIC REGULATION CRG   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comparative genomics; Conserved noncoding elements; Evolution

Indexed keywords

SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9; SPACER DNA;

ANIMAL GENETICS; ARTICLE; CONSERVED NONCODING ELEMENT; ENHANCER REGION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; REGULATOR GENE; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MORPHOGENESIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; NEMATODA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, INTERGENIC; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 70349336077     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.200900014     Document Type: Article

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