Comparative genomics provides evidence for an ancient genome duplication event in fish
Taylor JS;Van de Peer Y;Braasch I;Meyer A;;
philosophical transactions of the royal society of london series b, biological sciences2001Vol. 356pp. -
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js2001philosophicalcomparative
Abstract
There are approximately 25 000 species in the division Teleostei and most are believed to have arisen during a relatively short period of time ca. 200 Myr ago. The discovery of 'extra' Hox gene clusters in zebrafish (Danio rerio), medaka (Oryzias latipes), and pufferfish (Fugu rubripes), has led to …