Comparative analyses of vertebrate posterior <it>HoxD </it>clusters reveal atypical cluster architecture in the caecilian <it>Typhlonectes natans</it>

Comparative analyses of vertebrate posterior <it>HoxD </it>clusters reveal atypical cluster architecture in the caecilian <it>Typhlonectes natans</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The posterior genes of the <it>HoxD </it>cluster play a crucial role in the patterning of the tetrapod limb. This region is under the control of a global, long-range enhancer that is present in all vertebrates. Variation...

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Main Authors: Amemiya Chris T, Mannaert An, Bossuyt Franky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/658

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