Chorionic gonadotropin has a recent origin within primates and an evolutionary history of selection

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 320-335

  Maston, Glenn A ^a,b   Ruvolo, Maryellen ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Peabody Essex Museum   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorionic gonadotropin; Gene expression; Molecular evolution; Positive selection; Primates; Reproductive hormones

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BAT; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENE CONVERSION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC SELECTION; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PREGNANCY; PRIMATE; PROMOTER REGION; PROSIMIAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANTHROPOIDEA; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CHIROPTERA; CYNOCEPHALIDAE; DERMOPTERA; LEMUR; MAMMALIA; PLATYRRHINI; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0036190720     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004085     Document Type: Article

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