Expression of the pair-rule gene homologs <it>runt</it>, <it>Pax3/7, even-skipped-1 </it>and <it>even-skipped-2 </it>during larval and juvenile development of the polychaete annelid <it>Capitella teleta </it>does not support a role in segmentation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Annelids and arthropods each possess a segmented body. Whether this similarity represents an evolutionary convergence or inheritance from a common segmented ancestor is the subject of ongoing investigation.</p> <p>Methods...

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Main Authors: Seaver Elaine C, Yamaguchi Emi, Richards Gemma S, Meyer Néva P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:EvoDevo
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Online Access:http://www.evodevojournal.com/content/3/1/8