Faster-Z Evolution Is Predominantly Due to Genetic Drift

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 661-670

  Mank, Judith E ^a,b   Nam, Kiwoong ^b   Ellegren, Hans ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Avian genomics; Faster X; Female biased expression; Male biased expression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; AVIAN GENETICS; CHICKEN; FINCH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; FINCHES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENOME; MALE; MUTATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEX CHROMOSOMES;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 77249176571     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msp282     Document Type: Article

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