Calcisponges have a ParaHox gene and dynamic expression of dispersed NK homeobox genes

Sofia A. V. Fortunato, Marcin Adamski, Olivia Mendivil Ramos, Sven Leininger, Jing Liu, David E. K. Ferrier and Maja Adamska ()
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Sofia A. V. Fortunato: Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Thormøhlensgate 55, 5008 Bergen, Norway
Marcin Adamski: Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Thormøhlensgate 55, 5008 Bergen, Norway
Olivia Mendivil Ramos: The Scottish Oceans Institute, Gatty Marine Laboratory, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, East Sands, St Andrews, Fife KY16 8LB, UK
Sven Leininger: Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Thormøhlensgate 55, 5008 Bergen, Norway
Jing Liu: Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Thormøhlensgate 55, 5008 Bergen, Norway
David E. K. Ferrier: The Scottish Oceans Institute, Gatty Marine Laboratory, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, East Sands, St Andrews, Fife KY16 8LB, UK
Maja Adamska: Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Thormøhlensgate 55, 5008 Bergen, Norway

Nature, 2014, vol. 514, issue 7524, 620-623

Abstract: A study of the genomes of calcisponges shows that they contain at least one ParaHox gene, adding weight to the ‘ghost locus’ hypothesis that Hox and ParaHox genes were present in the earliest animal ancestor, but subsequently lost in some sponge lineages.

Date: 2014
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