Hox3/zen and the Evolution of Extraembryonic Epithelia in Insects

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Schmidt-Ott U., Rafiqi A. M., Lemke S.

HOX GENES: STUDIES FROM THE 20TH TO THE 21ST CENTURY, vol.689, pp.133-144, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 689
• Publication Date: 2010
• Doi Number: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6673-5_10
• Journal Name: HOX GENES: STUDIES FROM THE 20TH TO THE 21ST CENTURY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.133-144
• Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Insects have undergone dramatic evolutionary changes in extraembryonic development, which correlate with changes in the expression of the class-3 Hox gene zen. Here, we review the evolution of this gene in insects and point out how changes in zen expression may have affected extraembryonic development at the morphological and the genetic level.