Title
Vertebrate genomics: More fishy tales about Hox genes
Date Issued
25 March 1999
Access level
open access
Resource Type
editorial
Author(s)
Meyer A.
MALAGA TRILLO, GEORGE EDWARD
Universidad de Konstanz
Publisher(s)
Current Biology Ltd
Abstract
Zebrafish Hox genes are arranged in at least seven clusters, rather than the four clusters typical of vertebrates. This suggests that an additional genome duplication occurred on the fish lineage and explains why many gene families are typically about half the size in land vertebrates that they are in fish.
Volume
9
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Genética, Herencia
DOI
10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80131-6
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0033602459
PubMed ID
10209088
Source
Current Biology
ISSN of the container
09609822
Sponsor(s)
Funding text We would like to thank Heike Haunstetter for the drawing of the figures and Angel Amores and John Postlewait for discussions and permission to cite unpublished work. We also thank the US National Science Foundation, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the University of Konstanz for financial support.
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