Pre-Bilaterian Origins of the Hox Cluster and the Hox Code: Evidence from the Sea Anemone, Nematostella vectensis

• Joseph F. Ryan,

  Affiliations Bioinformatics Program, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Genome Technology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

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• Maureen E. Mazza,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Kevin Pang,

  Affiliation Kewalo Marine Laboratory, Pacific Bioscience Research Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

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• David Q. Matus,

  Affiliation Kewalo Marine Laboratory, Pacific Bioscience Research Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

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• Andreas D. Baxevanis,

  Affiliation Genome Technology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

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• Mark Q. Martindale,

  Affiliation Kewalo Marine Laboratory, Pacific Bioscience Research Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

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• John R. Finnerty

  *To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jrf3@bu.edu

  Affiliations Bioinformatics Program, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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