Rapid evolution of a homeodomain: Evidence for positive selection

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 579-588

  Sutton, Keith A ^a   Wilkinson, Miles F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive selection; Homeobox; Homeodomain; Pem; Rodents; Sex determination; Sry; Testis; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

DNA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC SELECTION; HOMEOBOX; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MURIDAE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RATS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

MUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031436427     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006262     Document Type: Article

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