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Fig. 1. Drosophila Antennapedia and vertebrate Hox6 genes are considered to be orthologous. The figure below shows the single Drosophila Hox cluster (with its split indicated) and the four primary orthologous Hox clusters in a tetrapod vertebrate. The orthology of Antennapedia and the Hox6 genes is indicated by the same (light brown) color. Above are the axial domains of action of the different Hox genes. Indicated by different colors, in Drosophila (left) and a human fetus (right). Note that Antennapedia and Hox 6 genes have homolgous action domains (anterior thorax) in fly and human. Image published in: Michaut L et al. (2011) Copyright © 2011. Image reproduced with permission of the Publisher, John Wiley & Sons. Larger Image Printer Friendly View

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