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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Main Authors: Pascual-Anaya Juan, Adachi Noritaka, Álvarez Susana, Kuratani Shigeru, D’Aniello Salvatore, Garcia-Fernàndez Jordi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:EvoDevo
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Online Access:http://www.evodevojournal.com/content/3/1/28