Pervasive adaptive evolution in mammalian fertilization proteins

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-20

  Swanson, Willie J ^a   Nielsen, Rasmus ^a   Yang, Qiaofeng ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Fertilization; Likelihood ratio test; Positive Darwinian selection; Sexual conflict; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; CD9 ANTIGEN; CELL PROTEIN; FERTILIN; GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOPROTEIN; SPERM PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; EGG; FERTILIZATION; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

DARWINIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037230001     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004233     Document Type: Article

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