Molecular evolution of the sex-ratio inversion complex in Drosophila pseudoobscura: Analysis of the Esterase-5 gene region

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 297-308

  Babcock, Christina S ^a,b   Anderson, Wyan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

chromosomal inversion; D. pseudoobscura; esterase 5; meiotic drive; phylogenetic analysis; Sex Ratio

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PARACENTRIC CHROMOSOME INVERSION; PHYLOGENY; SEX RATIO; X CHROMOSOME;

DROSOPHILA MIRANDA; DROSOPHILA PERSIMILIS; DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA; MYA;

EID: 0030060660     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025589     Document Type: Article

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