Association between sex-biased gene expression and mutations with sex-specific phenotypic consequences in Drosophila

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 151-155

  Connallon, Tim ^a   Clark, Andrew G ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Deleterious mutation; Fitness variation; Sexual antagonism; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79958295857     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evr004     Document Type: Article

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