... of adjacent segments. In addition to the prevertebral column, the transcript domains extend into the central nervous system and at least some of the organs (pharynx, thyroid, trachea, lung, stomach and kidney). Within the prevertebral column, a striking feature of most of the domains is that the abundance...

... © 1988 by Company of Biologists 1988 mouse embryo homeobox genes transcript domains germ layers organs We found earlier (Gaunt et al . 1986) that transcripts of the mouse homeobox gene Hox-1.5 (Mo-10) were restricted to posterior parts of the ectoderm and mesoderm germ layers...