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Seeing chordate evolution through the Ciona genome sequence

A draft sequence of the compact genome of the sea squirt Ciona intestinalis, a non-vertebrate chordate that diverged very early from other chordates, including vertebrates, illuminates how chordates originated and how vertebrate developmental innovations evolved.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cañestro, Cristian, Bassham, Susan, Postlethwait, John H
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC153453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12620098
Descripción
Sumario:A draft sequence of the compact genome of the sea squirt Ciona intestinalis, a non-vertebrate chordate that diverged very early from other chordates, including vertebrates, illuminates how chordates originated and how vertebrate developmental innovations evolved.