Evaluation of sequence variation and selection in the bindin locus of the red sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 481-490

  Debenham, Patty ^a   Brzezinski, Mark A ^a   Foltz, Kathy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bindin; Diversifying selection; Intraspecific variation; Positive selection; Sea urchin

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN; PROTEIN BINDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; DNA SEQUENCE; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEA URCHIN; SPERM;

ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS FRANCISCANUS;

EID: 0033693014     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002390010111     Document Type: Article

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