Evolutionary biology: lamprey Hox genes and the evolution of jaws
Evolutionary biology: lamprey Hox genes and the evolution of jaws
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England: Nature Publishing Group
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In vertebrates with jaws (gnathostomes), the jaws are formed from the first pharyngeal arch (PA1), which does not express homeobox (Hox) genes. Cohn describes expression of the HoxL6 gene in the PA1 of the lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis, a jawless (agnathan) vertebrate, and postulates that a retreat of Hox expression from PA1 might have favoured the...
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Evolutionary biology: lamprey Hox genes and the evolution of jaws
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_71959107
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_71959107
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature02616
