Emergence, development and diversification of the TGF-<it>β </it>signalling pathway within the animal kingdom

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The question of how genomic processes, such as gene duplication, give rise to co-ordinated organismal properties, such as emergence of new body plans, organs and lifestyles, is of importance in developmental and evolutionary biology....

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Main Authors: Moustakas Aristidis, Freilich Shiri, Goldovsky Leon, Huminiecki Lukasz, Ouzounis Christos, Heldin Carl-Henrik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/28