Muscle differentiation in a colonial ascidian: organisation, gene expression and evolutionary considerations
<p style="text-align:justify;"> <b>Background:</b> Ascidians are tunicates, the taxon recently proposed as sister group to the vertebrates. They possess a chordate-like swimming larva, which metamorphoses into a sessile adult. Several ascidian species form colonies of cl...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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