Evolution of the hominoid semenogelin genes, the major proteins of ejaculated semen

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-270

  Jensen Seaman, Michael I ^a,b   Li, Wen Hsiung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ape; Copulatory plug; Primate; Semen; Semenogelin; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; SEMENOGELIN; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; EVOLUTION; GENE; GORILLA; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIMATE; SEMENOGELIN GENE; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM; SPERM COMPETITION; TANDEM REPEAT; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EJACULATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXONS; GORILLA GORILLA; HAPLOTYPES; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PAN TROGLODYTES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, AMINO ACID; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEMEN; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEINS; SEMINAL VESICLE SECRETORY PROTEINS;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; HOMINOIDEA; PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 0041331692     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-003-2474-x     Document Type: Article

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