The expression of limb gap genes in the mite Archegozetes longisetosus reveals differential patterning mechanisms in chelicerates

Evolution and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 280-292

  Barnett, Austen A ^a   Thomas, Richard H ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN;

EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; MITE; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIMB; MITE; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; EXTREMITIES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MITES; SPIDERS;

ACARI; ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; ARCHEGOZETES LONGISETOSUS; ARTHROPODA; CHELICERATA; MYRIAPODA; OPILIONES; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 84879827676     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: 1525142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ede.12038     Document Type: Article

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