Axial Patterning and Diversification in the Cnidaria Predate the Hox System
Kamm K, Schierwater B, Jakob W, Dellaporta SL, Miller DJ. Axial Patterning and Diversification in the Cnidaria Predate the Hox System. Current Biology 2006, 16: 920-926. PMID: 16563766, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.03.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHox systemAxial patterningHox genesAnimal kingdomBilaterian common ancestorNon-Hox genesSea anemone NematostellaHox-like genesAnterior/posterior axisHox clustersGenomic organizationExtant phylaCommon ancestorMorphological diversityExtant cnidariansGenesObligate linkPosterior axisSpectacular varietyNematostellaCnidariansCentral rolePatterningParalogsBilateria