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A survey of conservation of sea spider and Drosophila Hox protein activities.
Mechanisms of development - 1 Nov 2015
Saadaoui Mehdi, Litim-Mecheri Isma, Macchi Meiggie, Graba Yacine, Maurel-Zaffran Corinne
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Hox proteins have well-established functions in development and evolution, controlling the final morphology of bilaterian animals. The common phylogenetic origin of Hox proteins and the associated evolutionary diversification of protein sequences provide a unique framework to explore the relationship between changes in protein sequence and function. In this study, we aimed at questioning how sequence variation...
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