Hox gene clusters of early vertebrates: Do they serve as reliable markers for genome evolution?

Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 97-103

  Kuraku, Shigehiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chondrichthyes; Cyclostomata; Hidden paralogy; Hox cluster; Whole genome duplication

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSTOME; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOSS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOME; HOX GENE; INVERTEBRATE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLOIDY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; TELEOST; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FISHES; GENES, HOMEOBOX; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; SHARKS; VERTEBRATES;

ANIMALIA; CHONDRICHTHYES; EUMETAZOA; EUTELEOSTOMI; GNATHOSTOMATA (VERTEBRATE); INVERTEBRATA; TELEOSTEI; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79960714887     PISSN: 16720229     EISSN: 22103244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1672-0229(11)60012-0     Document Type: Review

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