TY - JOUR

T1 - ParaHox cluster evolution--hagfish and beyond

AU - Furlong, Rebecca F

AU - Mulley, John F

PY - 2008/10/25

Y1 - 2008/10/25

N2 - Abstract The ParaHox genes comprise three Hox-related homeobox gene families, found throughout the animals. They were first discovered in the invertebrate chordate amphioxus, where they are tightly clustered. In this paper we carry out a comparative review of ParaHox gene cluster organization among the deuterostomes, and discuss how the recently published hagfish ParaHox clusters fit into current theories about the evolution of this group of genes.

AB - Abstract The ParaHox genes comprise three Hox-related homeobox gene families, found throughout the animals. They were first discovered in the invertebrate chordate amphioxus, where they are tightly clustered. In this paper we carry out a comparative review of ParaHox gene cluster organization among the deuterostomes, and discuss how the recently published hagfish ParaHox clusters fit into current theories about the evolution of this group of genes.

KW - Animals

KW - Cluster Analysis

KW - Genes, Homeobox

KW - Hagfishes

KW - Multigene Family

KW - Journal Article

KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

KW - Review

U2 - 10.2108/zsj.25.955

DO - 10.2108/zsj.25.955

M3 - Review article

C2 - 19267630

VL - 25

SP - 955

EP - 959

JO - Zoological Science

JF - Zoological Science

SN - 0289-0003

IS - 10

ER -