Natural variation of model mutant phenotypes in Ciona intestinalis.

BACKGROUND: The study of ascidians (Chordata, Tunicata) has made a considerable contribution to our understanding of the origin and evolution of basal chordates. To provide further information to support forward genetics in Ciona intestinalis, we used a combination of natural variation and neutral p...

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Main Authors: Paolo Sordino, Nikos Andreakis, Euan R Brown, Nicola I Leccia, Paola Squarzoni, Raffaella Tarallo, Christian Alfano, Luigi Caputi, Palmira D'Ambrosio, Paola Daniele, Enrico D'Aniello, Salvatore D'Aniello, Sylvie Maiella, Valentina Miraglia, Monia Teresa Russo, Gerarda Sorrenti, Margherita Branno, Lucio Cariello, Paola Cirino, Annamaria Locascio, Antonietta Spagnuolo, Laura Zanetti, Filomena Ristoratore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2391289?pdf=render