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Identification of a tandem duplicated array in the Rhox alpha locus on mouse chromosome X.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Feb 2006
Morris Lucy, Gordon Julie, Blackburn C Clare
Abstract excerpt
The Rhox family of homeobox-containing genes maps to three gene dense clusters, alpha, beta, and gamma, on the mouse X chromosome. Rhox genes are expressed primarily in reproductive and extra-embryonic tissues and may be regulated by colinear mechanisms. Uniquely among family members, Rhox4 is also expressed in the developing and adult thymus, where its striking restriction to the third pharyngeal pouch has...
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