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Ciona genetics.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2011
Veeman Michael T, Chiba Shota, Smith William C
Abstract excerpt
Ascidians, such as Ciona, are invertebrate chordates with simple embryonic body plans and small, relatively non-redundant genomes. Ciona genetics is in its infancy compared to many other model systems, but it provides a powerful method for studying this important vertebrate outgroup. Here we give basic methods for genetic analysis of Ciona, including protocols for controlled crosses both by natural spawning and...
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