Genomic organisation of the seven ParaHox genes of coelacanths.
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SUBMITTER: Mulley JF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4471637 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep
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Genomic organisation of the seven ParaHox genes of coelacanths.
Mulley John F JF Holland Peter W H PW
Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution 20130617 6
Human and mouse genomes contain six ParaHox genes implicated in gut and neural patterning. In coelacanths and cartilaginous fish, an additional ParaHox gene exists-Pdx2-that dates back to the genome duplications in early vertebrate evolution. Here we examine the genomic arrangement and flanking genes of all ParaHox genes in coelacanths, to determine the full complement of these genes. We find that coelacanths have seven ParaHox genes in total, in four chromosomal locations, revealing that five g ...[more]
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