Seeing chordate evolution through the Ciona genome sequence.
Institute of Neuroscience, 1254 University of Oregon, 1425 E, 13th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97403, USA.
A draft sequence of the compact genome of the sea squirt Ciona intestinalis, a non-vertebrate chordate that diverged very early from other chordates, including vertebrates, illuminates how chordates originated and how vertebrate developmental innovations evolved.
PMID: 12620098 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
PMCID: PMC153453