Evolution of anterior <it>Hox </it>regulatory elements among chordates

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The <it>Hox </it>family of transcription factors has a fundamental role in segmentation pathways and axial patterning of embryonic development and their clustered organization is linked with the regulatory mechanisms gove...

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Main Authors: Natale Alfonso, Sims Carrie, Chiusano Maria L, Amoroso Alessandro, D'Aniello Enrico, Fucci Laura, Krumlauf Robb, Branno Margherita, Locascio Annamaria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/330