Genome size reduction in the chicken has involved massive loss of ancestral protein-coding genes

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2681-2688

  Hughes, Austin L ^a   Friedman, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution of birds; Gene deletion; Gene duplication; Genome size; Immune system genes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHICKEN; FISH; GENOME SIZE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOGENETICS; MAMMAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PARALOGY; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FISHES; GENOME; HUMANS; MAMMALS; PHYLOGENY;

AVES; MAMMALIA; OSTEICHTHYES; TETRAPODA;

EID: 56449091358     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msn207     Document Type: Article

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