Specific retention of the protostome-specific <it>PsGEF </it>may parallel with the evolution of mushroom bodies in insect and lophotrochozoan brains
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Gene gain and subsequent retention or loss during evolution may be one of the underlying mechanisms involved in generating the diversity of metazoan nervous systems. However, the causal relationships acting therein have not been stud...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/7/21 |