The sea urchin genome: where will it lead us?
The sea urchin genome reveals large domains of biology heretofore unexplored at the genome level, as this is the first nonchordate deuterostome sequence. The sequence will accelerate progress toward complete understanding of the genomic regulatory system that controls developmental specification and morphogenetic function, thus illuminating basic developmental process in all animals.
Davidson
Eric H
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Division of Biology, 156-29, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. davidson@caltech.edu
D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000502:physiology; D047108:Embryonic Development; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005809:Genes, Regulator; D049810:Genetic Speciation; D016678:Genome; D023281:Genomics; D008297:Male; D009024:Morphogenesis; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D047270:Strongylocentrotus purpuratus / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology