Hox genes and the diversification of insect and crustacean body plans.

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Hox genes and the diversification of insect and crustacean body plans.

Nature - 3 Aug 1995

Averof M, Akam M

Abstract excerpt

Crustaceans and insects share a common origin of segmentation, but the specialization of trunk segments appears to have arisen independently in insects and various crustacean subgroups. Such macroevolutionary changes in body architecture may be investigated by comparative studies of conserved genetic markers. The Hox genes are well suited for this purpose, as they determine positional identity along the body axis...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Antennapedia Homeodomain Protein
Artemia
Biological Evolution
Crustacea
DNA-Binding Proteins
Drosophila Proteins
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Genes, Homeobox
Genetic Variation

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Homeodomain Proteins

Immunologic Techniques

In Situ Hybridization

Insecta

Molecular Sequence Data

Nuclear Proteins

Proteins

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PMID: 7630416
DOI: 10.1038/376420a0

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