Homeobox genes in cnidarians

Homeobox genes are of particular interest to cnidarian biologists because of their potential for helping us understand how the cnidarian body plan evolved and how it is maintained in the adult organism.

Thomas Burglin at the University of Basel maintains a web site devoted to homeobox genes in general. Click here to connect to it.

Homeobox gene classes identified in cnidarians

• HOM/HOX class
  • Cnox-1 (Hydra vulgaris)
  • Cnox-1 (Hydra viridissima)
  • Cnox-1 (Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus)
  • Cnox-2 (Hydra vulgaris)
  • Cnox-2 (Hydra viridissima)
  • Cnox-2 (Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus)
  • Cnox-2 (Eleutheria dichotoma)
  • Cnox-2 (Hydra magnipapillata)
  • SAox2 (Sarsia sp.)
  • Cnox-3 (Hydra vulgaris)
  • antpC (Acropora formosa)
• msh class
  • msh (Hydra viridissima)
• even-skipped class
  • eveC (Acropora formosa)
• Distal-less class
  • Cnox-3 (Hydra viridissima)

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