title: Seeing chordate evolution through the Ciona genome sequence.
abstract: A draft sequence of the compact genome of the sea squirt Ciona intestinalis, a non-vertebrate chordate that diverged very early from other chordates, including vertebrates, illuminates how chordates originated and how vertebrate developmental innovations evolved.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neuroscience, 1254 University of Oregon, 1425 E, 13th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97403, USA.
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cañestro
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bassham
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Postlethwait
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002938:Ciona intestinalis / Q000235:genetics*; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D016678:Genome; D006801:Humans