Segment polarity gene expression in a myriapod reveals conserved and diverged aspects of early head patterning in arthropods

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 222, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 299-309

  Janssen, Ralf ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arthropod segmentation; Development; Evolution; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO (ANATOMY); EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EMBRYO POLARITY; EMBRYO SEGMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GLOMERIS MARGINATA; HEAD PATTERNING; HEDGEHOG GENE; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; MYRIAPODA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEGMENT ADDITION ZONE; SEGMENT POLARITY GENE; SISTER GROUP; SYNAPOMORPHY;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD PROTEINS; ARTHROPODS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BLASTODERM; BODY PATTERNING; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; WNT1 PROTEIN;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CHELICERATA; CRUSTACEA; ERINACEIDAE; GLOMERIS; GLOMERIS MARGINATA; HEXAPODA; MYRIAPODA; ONYCHOPHORA; PANCRUSTACEA; UNIRAMIA;

EID: 84867242898     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: 1432041X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-012-0413-9     Document Type: Article

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