Comparison of substitution rates in ZFX and ZFY introns of sheep and goat related species supports the hypothesis of male-biased mutation rates

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 54-61

  Lawson, Lori Jayne ^a   Hewitt, Godfrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caprini; Generation time; Goat; Male driven evolution; Sex chromosomes; Sheep; ZFX; ZFY

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; GENE; GENE CONVERSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE ZFX; GENE ZFY; GOAT; HYPOTHESIS; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHEEP; SPERMATOGENESIS;

CAPRA HIRCUS; FELIDAE; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 0036133157     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-001-0017-x     Document Type: Article

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