Lim homeobox genes in the Ctenophore <it>Mnemiopsis leidyi: </it>the evolution of neural cell type specification

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nervous systems are thought to be important to the evolutionary success and diversification of metazoans, yet little is known about the origin of simple nervous systems at the base of the animal tree. Recent data suggest that ctenoph...

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Main Authors: Simmons David K, Pang Kevin, Martindale Mark Q
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:EvoDevo
Online Access:http://www.evodevojournal.com/content/3/1/2