Co-Evolution of Genomic Structure and Selective Forces Underlying Sexual Development and Reproduction

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 127, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 232-241

  Valenzuela, N ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Environmental and temperature dependent sex determination; Genomic organization; Genotypic sex determination; Natural selection; Reptile genome evolution; Sex chromosomes; Sex ratio; Sexual conflict; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENOME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REPTILE; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL SELECTION; TURTLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENOMICS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; REPTILES; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS);

REPTILIA;

EID: 77951793824     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000295809     Document Type: Review

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