Male-biased mutation rates revealed from Z and W chromosome-linked ATP synthase α-subunit (ATP5A1) sequences in birds

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 443-447

  Carmichael, Ariane N ^a   Fridolfsson, Anna Karin ^a   Halverson, Joy ^b   Ellegren, Hans ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b PE AgGen   (United States)

Author keywords

ATP5A1; Chicken; Germline; Mutation rate; Sex chromosomes; Substitution rate; W chromosome

Indexed keywords

PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE;

ALPHA CHAIN; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BIRD; GENE SEQUENCE; HEMIZYGOTE; INTRON; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANSERIFORMES; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033935167     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002390010046     Document Type: Article

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