Conservation of <it>shh cis</it>-regulatory architecture of the coelacanth is consistent with its ancestral phylogenetic position

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The modern coelacanth (<it>Latimeria</it>) is the extant taxon of a basal sarcopterygian lineage and sister group to tetrapods. Apart from certain apomorphic traits, its morphology is characterized by a high degree of ret...

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Main Authors: Lang Michael, Hadzhiev Yavor, Siegel Nicol, Amemiya Chris T, Parada Carolina, Strähle Uwe, Becker May-Britt, Müller Ferenc, Meyer Axel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:EvoDevo
Online Access:http://www.evodevojournal.com/content/1/1/11