The genetic basis of evolutionary change in gene expression levels

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 365, Issue 1552, 2010, Pages 2581-2590

  Emerson, J J ^a   Li, Wen Hsiung ^a,b,c  

^a GENOMICS RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Allele specific expression; Cis regulation; Expression evolution; Expression QTL; Gene regulation; Trans regulation

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CHROMOSOME MAP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOME; LACTOSE OPERON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PROCEDURES; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME; LAC OPERON; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SELECTION, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77956494602     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0005     Document Type: Review

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