Adaptive Molecular Evolution of HINTW, a Female-Specific Gene in Birds

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 249-254

  Ceplitis, Helene ^a   Ellegren, Hans ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptive evolution; Birds; Positive selection; Sex chromosomes; W chromosome

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEMALE; GAMETE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOME ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; X CHROMOSOME;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; AVIAN PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIRDS; CHICKENS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; QUAIL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

AVES; DARWINIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 1542286769     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msg239     Document Type: Article

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