The divergence-homogenization duality in the evolution of the b1 mating type gene of Coprinus cinereus

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 975-986

  Badrane, Hassan ^a   May, Georgiana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coprinus cinereus; Homogenization; Molecular evolution; Recombination; Selection; Sexual compatibility genes

Indexed keywords

ALLELISM; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COPRINUS; DNA FLANKING REGION; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

COPRINOPSIS CINEREA; COPRINUS; COPRINUS CINEREUS; FUNGI;

EID: 0032971004     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026187     Document Type: Article

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