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Case of a missing cluster

Nature volume 480, page 416 (2011)Cite this article

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At least some sharks and skates have lost a collection of genes that was thought to be crucial to the survival of all jawed vertebrates.

Jawed vertebrates typically have four clusters of Hox genes, each containing up to 14 members, that are important in controlling embryonic development. Until now, complete deletion of any of these clusters had not been observed in a vertebrate.

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Case of a missing cluster. Nature 480, 416 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/480416a

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  1. Dr. Sheldon Cooper

    One can use laser power sensors to obtain images of the missing cluster.

  2. Dr. Sheldon Cooper

    Forecast weather or look at a scientific Wetterbericht here.

  3. Dr. Sheldon Cooper

    Play a browsergame or funny browsergames ? have fun.

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