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Global posterior prevalence is unique to vertebrates: A dance to the music of time?
Author(s) -
Durston A.J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
developmental dynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.634
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1097-0177
pISSN - 1058-8388
DOI - 10.1002/dvdy.23852
Subject(s) - hox gene , biology , vertebrate , evolutionary biology , collinearity , anatomy , genetics , transcription factor , statistics , gene , mathematics
We reach the conclusion that posterior prevalence, a collinear property considered important for Hox complex function, is so far unique, in a global form, to vertebrates. Why is this? We suspect this is because posterior prevalence is explicitly connected to the vertebrate form of Hox temporal collinearity, which is central to axial patterning. Developmental Dynamics 241:1799–1807, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals,Inc.