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doublesex/mab3 related-1 (dmrt1) is essential for development of anterior neural plate derivatives in Ciona.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jul 2010
Tresser Jason, Chiba Shota, Veeman Michael, El-Nachef Danny, Newman-Smith Erin, Horie Takeo, Tsuda Motoyuki, Smith William C
Abstract excerpt
Ascidian larvae have a hollow, dorsal central nervous system that shares many morphological features with vertebrate nervous systems yet is composed of very few cells. We show here that a null mutation in the gene dmrt1 in the ascidian Ciona savignyi results in profound abnormalities in the devel...
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