Clarifying taxonomy #1

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Oldcola

Clarifying taxonomy #1

Lineage (full): root; cellular organisms; Eukaryota; Fungi/Metazoa group; Metazoa; Eumetazoa; Bilateria; Coelomata; Deuterostomia; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata; Teleostomi; Euteleostomi; Sarcopterygii; Tetrapoda; Amniota; Sauropsida; Sauria; Lepidosauria; Squamata; Scleroglossa

Serpentes (snakes) Click on organism name to get more information.

Fig. 7. Domain of expression of Hoxc6, in a chicken, left, and in a snake, right. The evolution from tetrapods to snakes seem to imply an extension of the domain of Hoxc6, rostrally, and caudally. Photo by McOmber and Burke.

  1. Serpentes are tetrapods
  2. McOmber and Burke ; a reference?

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