Primitive duplicate Hox clusters in the European eel's genome.

The enigmatic life cycle and elongated body of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L., 1758) have long motivated scientific enquiry. Recently, eel research has gained in urgency, as the population has dwindled to the point of critical endangerment. We have assembled a draft genome in order to facili...

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Main Authors: Christiaan V Henkel, Erik Burgerhout, Daniëlle L de Wijze, Ron P Dirks, Yuki Minegishi, Hans J Jansen, Herman P Spaink, Sylvie Dufour, Finn-Arne Weltzien, Katsumi Tsukamoto, Guido E E J M van den Thillart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3286462?pdf=render