Class 3 Hox genes in insects and the origin of zen.

We have cloned, from a beetle and a locust, genes that are homologous to the class 3 Hox genes of vertebrates. Outside the homeobox they share sequence motifs with the Drosophila zerknüllt (zen) and z2 genes, and like zen, are expressed only in extraembryonic membranes. We conclude that the zen genes of Drosophila derive from a Hox class 3 sequence that formed part of the common ancestral Hox cluster, but that in insects this (Hox) gene has lost its role in patterning the anterio-posterior axis of the embryo, and acquired a new function. In the lineage leading to Drosophila, the zen genes have diverged particularly rapidly.

Buddhism /

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Buddhism: being a sketch of the life and teachings of Gautama, the Buddha.

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Buddhism : being a sketch of the life and teachings of Gautama, the Buddha.

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Ogura sanjū rokkasen : zen issatsu /

On double leaves, traditional East Asian style (fukurotoji).

Shinago jishu kanpeki : zen /

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Shushi gyo jo : zen /

Includes markings in red, and notes in black; probably added by previous owner.

Zend-Avesta ou plutôt Zen-Daschta.

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Zend-Avesta ou plutôt Zen-Daschta.

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Zend-Avesta ou plutôt Zen-Daschta.

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Yūzen kenkyū.

Issued in a case.

The light of Asia, or, The great renunciation (Mahâbhinishkramana) : being the life and teaching of Gautama, prince of India and founder of Buddhism : (as told in verse by an Indian Buddhist) /

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The world's religions : a popular account of religions ancient and modern, including those of uncivilised races, Chaldaeans, Greeks, Egyptians, Romans : Confucianism, Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Mohammedanism, and a sketch of the history of Judaism and Christianity.

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