Functional conservation of a forebrain enhancer from the elephant shark (<it>Callorhinchus milii </it>) in zebrafish and mice

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The phylogenetic position of the elephant shark (<it>Callorhinchus milii </it>) is particularly relevant to study the evolution of genes and gene regulation in vertebrates. Here we examine the evolution of <it>Dlx &...

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Main Authors: Tay Boon-Hui, Poitras Luc, Martin Kyle, Debiais-Thibaud Mélanie, MacDonald Ryan B, Venkatesh Byrappa, Ekker Marc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/157