Evolution of the Sry genes

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-55

  Pamilo, Pekka ^a,b   Waugh O'Neill, Rachel J ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

evolutionary rate; HMG box; mammals; nucleotide substitution; Sox; Sry

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MATING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIMATE; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 8044249425     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025701     Document Type: Article

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