Diversifying selection of the tumor-growth promoter angiogenin in primate evolution

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 438-445

  Zhang, Jianzhi ^a   Rosenberg, Helene F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenin; Cancer; Diversifying selection; Evolution; Primates; Ribonuclease

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIN; CANCER GROWTH FACTOR;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; EMBRYO; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; RECOMBINANT GENE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

AOTUS TRIVIRGATUS; PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0036213175     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004099     Document Type: Article

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