title: Conservation of Hox gene clusters in the self-fertilizing fish Kryptolebias marmoratus (Cyprinodontiformes; Rivulidae).
abstract: In this study, whole Hox gene clusters in the self-fertilizing mangrove killifish Kryptolebias marmoratus (Cyprinodontiformes; Rivulidae), a unique hermaphroditic vertebrate in which both sex organs are functional at the same time, were identified from whole genome and transcriptome sequences. The aim was to increase the understanding of the evolutionary status of conservation of this Hox gene cluster across fish species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, South Korea.
authors.forename: B-M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, South Korea.
authors.forename: B-Y
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, South Korea.
authors.forename: J-H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Science, College of Natural Sciences, Incheon National University, Incheon, 22012, South Korea.
authors.forename: J-S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, South Korea.
authors.forename: J-S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003532:Cyprinodontiformes / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D005801:Genes, Homeobox; D016678:Genome; D005810:Multigene Family; D010802:Phylogeny; D057945:Self-Fertilization; D016415:Sequence Alignment / Q000379:methods
keywords: Hox gene clusters; Kryptolebias marmoratus; conservation; self-fertilizing fish