Evolution of the closely related, sex-related genes dm-w and dmrt1 in african clawed frogs (xenopus)

Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 698-712

  Bewick, Adam J ^a   Anderson, Dave W ^a   Evans, Ben J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Expression divergence; Gene duplication; Positive selection; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

DM W PROTEIN, XENOPUS; DM-W PROTEIN, XENOPUS; DMRT1 PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; XENOPUS PROTEIN;

ANCESTRY; COMPARTMENTALIZATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FROG; GENE EXPRESSION; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMORPHISM; SEX DETERMINATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESS; XENOPUS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; XENOPUS; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

SILURANA; XENOPUS CLIVII; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 79952048715     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01163.x     Document Type: Article

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