Nkx2.5
Foreign sequence; species == Mus musculus; gene == Nkx2-5; MGI:97350.
While tin and Mmus\Nkx2-5 show close functional kinship, their mode of deployment in cardiogenesis has diverged possibly because of differences in their interactions with accessory factors. The distinct cardiogenic programs in vertebrates and flies may be built upon a common and perhaps more ancient program for the specification of visceral muscle.