The origin and evolution of ARGFXhomeobox loci in mammalian radiation |
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Authors: | Guang Li Peter WH Holland |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3PS, Oxford, UK;(2) Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Cell Biology and Tumor Cell Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China |
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Abstract: | Background Many homeobox genes show remarkable conservation between divergent animal phyla. In contrast, the ARGFX (Arginine-fifty homeobox) homeobox locus was identified in the human genome but is not present in mouse or invertebrates. Here we ask when and how this locus originated and examine its pattern of molecular evolution. |
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