Analyzing the function of a hox gene: An evolutionary approach

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 982-993

  Michaut, Lydia ^a   Jansen, Hans J ^b   Bardine, Nabila ^b   Durston, Antony J ^b   Gehring, Walter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Gastrulation; Hox; Targets; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAPEDIA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; EMBRYO; GASTRULATION; HOX GENE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METAZOON; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; ANTENNAPEDIA HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY PATTERNING; DROSOPHILA; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, INSECT; GENOMICS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; XENOPUS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; METAZOA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 83655163925     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: 1440169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.2011.01307.x     Document Type: Article

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