Positive selection and the molecular evolution of a gene of male reproduction, Acp26Aa of Drosophila

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 544-549

  Tsaur, Shun Chern ^a   Wu, Chung I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

accessory gland protein; male reproduction; positive selection; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EJACULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SELECTION; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0030969134     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025791     Document Type: Article

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