Broken colinearity of the amphioxus <it>Hox</it> cluster
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In most eumetazoans studied so far, <it>Hox</it> genes determine the identity of structures along the main body axis. They are usually linked in genomic clusters and, in the case of the vertebrate embryo, are expressed wi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-12-01
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Series: | EvoDevo |
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Online Access: | http://www.evodevojournal.com/content/3/1/28 |