Rapidly evolving genes of Drosophila: Differing levels of selective pressure in testis, ovary, and head tissues between sibling species

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1793-1801

  Jagadeeshan, Santosh ^a   Singh, Rama S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Rapidly evolving genes; Sex and reproduction related genes; Sexual selection; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME SUBSTITUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENITAL SYSTEM; GENOME; HEAD; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY; PRESSURE; REPRODUCTION; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE LIBRARY; HEAD; MALE; OVARY; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TESTIS;

EID: 23944452634     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msi175     Document Type: Article

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