Vertebrate genomics: More fishy tales about Hox genes

Authors
Meyer, A Malaga-Trillo, E
Citation
A. Meyer et E. Malaga-trillo, Vertebrate genomics: More fishy tales about Hox genes, CURR BIOL, 9(6), 1999, pp. R210
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Experimental Biology
Journal title
CURRENT BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09609822 → ACNP
Volume
9
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(19990325)9:6<R210:VGMFTA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Zebrafish Hox genes are arranged in at least seven clusters, rather than th e four clusters typical of vertebrates. This suggests that an additional ge nome duplication occurred on the fish lineage and explains why many gene fa milies are typically about half the size in land vertebrates that they are in fish.