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Is There a Link Between Changes in the Vertebral “hoxcode” and the Shape of Vertebrae? A Quantitative Study of Shape Change in the Cervical Vertebral Column of Mice

✍ Scribed by D.R. Johnson; P. O'Higgins

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
197 KB
Volume
183
Category
Article
ISSN
0022-5193

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✦ Synopsis

Homeobox (hox) genes are of considerable importance in the formation of the body axis of invertebrates and vertebrates. The postulation of a hox-code (i.e. the simultaneous activity of a certain subset of hox genes) for structures at different metameric levels and which differ from each other in shape suggests a relationship between hox-code and shape, which is reinforced by the possibility of homeotic transformation when the hox-code is changed experimentally. This paper considers the possible nature of such a relationship between the hox genes governing vertebral formation in the upper part of the mouse vertebral column and the shape of the adult vertebrae formed in this region.

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