Reduced polymorphism in the chimpanzee semen coagulating protein, semenogelin I

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-169

  Kingan, Sarah B ^a,b   Tatar, Marc ^a   Rand, David M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apes; Hominoids; Humans; Mating system; Polyandry; Positive selection; Prostate specific antigen; Semen; Semenogelin; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

SEMENOGELIN I; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CHIMPANZEE; GORILLA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MATING; MATING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; SPERM; SPERM COMPETITION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STOP CODON;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GORILLA GORILLA; HUMANS; MALE; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEMEN; SEMINAL VESICLE SECRETORY PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALIA; DARWINIA; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; PAN (APE); PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES;

EID: 0042887047     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-002-2463-0     Document Type: Article

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