Two more Posterior Hox genes and Hox cluster dispersal in echinoderms
Abstract Background Hox genes are key elements in patterning animal development. They are renowned for their, often, clustered organisation in the genome, with supposed mechanistic links between the organisation of the genes and their expression. The widespread distribution and comparable functions...
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Language: | English |
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2018-12-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1307-x |