Ghost Loci Imply Hox and ParaHox Existence in the Last Common Ancestor of Animals

Ghost Loci Imply Hox and ParaHox Existence in the Last Common Ancestor of Animals: Olivia Mendivil Ramos, Daniel Barker, David E.K. Ferrier. Hox genes are renowned for patterning animal development, with widespread roles in developmental gene regulation. Despite this importance, their evolutionary origin remains obscure, due to absence....