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Coordinated spatial and temporal expression of Hox genes during embryogenesis in the acoel Convolutriloba longifissura

Andreas Hejnol1,2* and Mark Q Martindale1

Author Affiliations

1 Kewalo Marine Laboratory, PBRC, University of Hawaii, 41 Ahui Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA

2 Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Thormøhlensgaten 55, 5008 Bergen, Norway

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BMC Biology 2009, 7:65 doi:10.1186/1741-7007-7-65

Published: 1 October 2009

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Additional figures and table. Additional Data Figure S1 - Phylogenetic analysis of Hox and ParaHox genes that excluded most cnidarian orthologs. Additional Data Figure S2 - Bayesian orthology assignment of ClSoxB1. Additional Data Table S1 - Motif comparisons of acoel Hox genes with that of other bilaterians and cnidarians.

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