Genome Sequence Of Small Marine Creature Sheds Light On Vertebrate Origins
Genome Research is publishing several papers related to analyses of the amphioxus (Branchiostoma floridae) genome sequence. The amphioxus, or lancelet, is a cephalochordate residing in shallow regions of tropical and temperate seas, bearing resemblance to a small fish, however lacking pairs of eyes, limbs, and ears.
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Filed under: Biology on June 19th, 2008