Comparison of segment development among annelids
| dc.contributor.author | Lobato de Carvalho Martins, Mariana | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-16T21:23:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-10-16T21:23:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-09 | |
| dc.description.abstract | We know there are some genes responsible for the body segmentation through research done with Drosophila melanogaster. Some examples of these genes are engrailed and wingless, that belong to the segment-polarity genes class, and even-skipped, hairy and fushi-tarazu belonging to pair-rule gene class (Davis, G. k. and Patel, N. H., 1999). Engrailed is conserved among arthropods and has been shown to function like a segment formation gene in annelids. The expression of segment-polarity genes has been characterized in few annelid species and the expression patterns vary among the species characterized (Seaver, E. C. and Kaneshige, L. M., 2006). I intended to compare the development of segment formation among three annelid species, Boccardia proboscidea, Notomastus sp. (Capitellidae family) and Spirorbid sp. Beyond the comparison of segment development, I intended to see if they have similar expression patterns, or vary among the species. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1773/26645 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Friday Harbor Labs | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Evolution and Development of Metazoans;SummerB, 2011 | |
| dc.subject | annelids, segmentation, engrailed | en_US |
| dc.title | Comparison of segment development among annelids | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |