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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Main Authors: Réka Szabó, David E. K. Ferrier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1307-x