Adaptive evolution and frequent gene conversion in the brain expressed X-linked gene family in mammals

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 46, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 293-311

  Zhang, Liqing ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

3 UTR; 5 UTR; Gene duplication; Intron; Positive selection; Relaxed selective constraint; Tandem arrayed genes

Indexed keywords

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHIMPANZEE; COW; DOG; EXON; GENE CONVERSION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; INTRON; MACACA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN CONTENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; CATTLE; DOGS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE CONVERSION; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; RATS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 43049123084     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10528-008-9148-8     Document Type: Article

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