Seeing chordate evolution through the Ciona genome sequence

Cristian Cañestro; Susan Bassham; John H Postlethwait

doi:10.1186/gb-2003-4-3-208

Seeing chordate evolution through the Ciona genome sequence

Genome Biol. 2003;4(3):208. doi: 10.1186/gb-2003-4-3-208. Epub 2003 Mar 3.

Authors

Cristian Cañestro¹, Susan Bassham, John H Postlethwait

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Neuroscience, 1254 University of Oregon, 1425 E, 13th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97403, USA.

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Ciona intestinalis / genetics*
Databases, Genetic
Evolution, Molecular*
Genome*
Humans

Abstract

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MeSH terms

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