Hox genes from the parasitic flatworm Schistosoma japonicum
Gu J, Chen S, Dou T, Xu M, Xu J, Zhang L, Hu W, Wang S, Zhou Y. Hox genes from the parasitic flatworm Schistosoma japonicum. Genomics 2011, 99: 59-65. PMID: 22100282, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2011.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHox gene familyHox genesGene familyFirst genome-wide characterizationGenome-wide characterizationEvolutionary developmental biologyComparative genomic analysisReal-time polymerase chain reaction experimentsGene copy numberPolymerase chain reaction experimentsOrthology groupsAxis patterningGenome assemblyDevelopmental biologyRelated speciesPhylogenetic analysisGenomic analysisGene expressionSchistosomulum stagePeptide domainGenesCopy numberAnimal speciesHigh expressionSchistosoma japonicum