title: Beyond the Hox complex.
abstract: The Hox complex is an example of a gene cluster created by tandem duplications. Recent findings suggest the Hox complex may be just part of a larger chromosomal assemblage of homeobox-containing genes that existed in the ancestor to all vertebrates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. npatel@midway.uchicago.edu
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Prince
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D016678:Genome; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D005810:Multigene Family / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018398:Homeodomain Proteins