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Brachyury expression in tailless Molgulid ascidian embryos.
Evolution & development - 1 Jan 2000
Takada Norio, York Jonathan, Davis J Muse, Schumpert Brenda, Yasuo Hitoyoshi, Satoh Nori, Swalla Billie J
Abstract excerpt
The T-box transcription factor gene Brachyury is important for the differentiation of notochord in all chordates, including the ascidians Halocynthia roretzi and Ciona intestinalis. We isolated Brachyury from molgulid ascidians, which have evolved tailless larvae multiple times independently, and found the genes appear functional by cDNA sequence analyses. We then compared the expression of Mocu-Bra in tailed...
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