Huntingtin gene evolution in Chordata and its peculiar features in the ascidian <it>Ciona </it>genus

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To gain insight into the evolutionary features of the huntingtin (htt) gene in Chordata, we have sequenced and characterized the full-length htt mRNA in the ascidian <it>Ciona intestinalis</it>, a basal chordate emerging...

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Main Authors: Cattaneo Elena, Pesole Graziano, Gissi Carmela, Tartari Marzia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/7/288