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Mutations affecting tail and notochord development in the ascidian Ciona savignyi.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Aug 1999
Nakatani Y, Moody R, Smith W C
Abstract excerpt
Ascidians are among the most distant chordate relatives of the vertebrates. However, ascidians share many features with vertebrates including a notochord and hollow dorsal nerve cord. A screen for N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU)-induced mutations affecting early development in the ascidian Ciona savignyi resulted in the isolation of a number of mutants including the complementing notochord mutants chongmague and...
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