The clustered organization of Hox genes provides a powerful opportunity to examine gene
gain and loss in evolution because physical linkage is a key diagnostic feature which allows …

The Hox genes encode a class of transcription factors that are thought to be crucial for
specification of body plans. This means that they are of interest to both developmental and …

The genealogy of vertebrate Hox genes and clusters has long fascinated evolutionary and
developmental biologists alike. The importance of Hox genes is underscored by their …

Genes of the Hox cluster are restricted to the animal kingdom and play a central role in axial
patterning in divergent animal phyla. Despite its evolutionary and developmental …

The Hox gene cluster has a crucial function in body patterning during animal development.
How and when this gene cluster originated is being clarified by recent data from Cnidaria, a …

Hox genes code for transcription factors that play a major role in the development of all
animal phyla. In invertebrates these genes usually occur as tightly linked cluster, with a few …

The early origin of four vertebrate Hox gene clusters during the evolution of gnathostomes
was likely caused by two consecutive duplications of the entire genome and the subsequent …

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Cephalopods are a diverse group of highly derived molluscs, including nautiluses, squids,
octopuses and cuttlefish. Evolution of the cephalopod body plan from a monoplacophoran …

The surprising variation in the number of Hox clusters and the genomic architecture within
vertebrate lineages, especially within the ray-finned fish, reflects a history of duplications …