The significance of Hox gene collinearity

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 4-6, 2015, Pages 159-170

  Gaunt, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Embryo; Evolution; Homology; Polycomb

Indexed keywords

CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOX GENE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; EMBRYOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HOMEOBOX; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MORPHOGENESIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 84944211331     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.150223sg     Document Type: Review

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