HOM/Hox genes of Artemia: implications for the origin of insect and crustacean body plans
Current BiologyPublished 1 February 1993
Michalis Averof, Michael Akam
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All the homeotic genes that specify middle body regions in insects originated before the divergence of the insect and crustacean lineages, probably not later than the Cambrian (about 500 million years ago).
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All the homeotic genes that specify middle body regions in insects originated before the divergence of the insect and crustacean lineages, probably not later than the Cambrian (about 500 million years ago). A commonly derived groundplan may underlie segment diversity in these two groups.
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