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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-11-01
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Series: | EvoDevo |
Online Access: | http://www.evodevojournal.com/content/1/1/11 |