An insight into the phylogenetic history of <it>HOX </it>linked gene families in vertebrates

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The human chromosomes 2q, 7, 12q and 17q show extensive intra-genomic homology, containing duplicate, triplicate and quadruplicate paralogous regions centered on the HOX gene clusters. The fact that two or more representatives of dif...

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Main Authors: Grzeschik Karl-Heinz, Abbasi Amir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-11-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/239