Rapid evolution of the embryonically-expressed homeobox gene LEUTX within primates

<p>LEUTX is a homeodomain transcription factor expressed in the very early embryo with a function around embryonic genome activation. The LEUTX gene is found only in eutherian mammals including humans but, unlike the majority of homeobox genes, the encoded amino acid sequence is very different...

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Main Authors: Lewin, T, Blagrove, JR, Holland, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2023