Rapid concerted evolution via gene conversion at the Drosophila hsp70 genes

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 569-586

  Bettencourt, Brian R ^a   Feder, Martin E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Concerted evolution; Drosophila; Gene conversion; hsp70

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONVERSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE CONVERSION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; PENNSYLVANIA; SELECTION (GENETICS);

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0036218945     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-001-0044-7     Document Type: Article

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