amphioxus
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Origin of amphioxus
1830–40; < New Latin: literally, sharp at both ends < Greek amphi- amphi- + oxýs pointed
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Then we calculated the orthologous gene groups shared by each amphioxus ALG–Saccoglossus scaffold pair and generated the dot plot as described in Supplementary Note 7.
From Nature ● Nov. 17, 2015
As in amphioxus, the pharynx of Saccoglossus is heavily ciliated44, 45, and cells of the pharyngeal walls in hemichordates and the ventral endostyle in amphioxus secrete abundant mucins and glycoproteins46.
From Nature ● Nov. 17, 2015
The hemichordate genomes exhibit extensive conserved synteny with amphioxus and other bilaterians, and deeply conserved non-coding sequences that are candidates for conserved gene-regulatory elements.
From Nature ● Nov. 17, 2015
All homeobox genes identified in the genomes of the two hemichordates and amphioxus are listed in the Supplementary Table for Extended Data Fig.
From Nature ● Nov. 17, 2015
These early predecessors of man, thus seen in the dim recesses of time, must have been as lowly organised as the lancelet or amphioxus, or even still more lowly organised.
From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I by Darwin, Charles
Among them a few more or less slender, smooth amphioxi occur, but these are probably immature spicules.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
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