Gene duplication and positive selection explains unusual physiological roles of the relaxin gene in the European rabbit

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 52-60

  Arroyo, José Ignacio ^a   Hoffmann, Federico G ^b,c   Opazo, Juan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

European rabbit; Gene duplication; Gene family evolution; Positive selection; Relaxin

Indexed keywords

RELAXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BAYES THEOREM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE DUPLICATION; GENOMICS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; RABBITS; RELAXIN; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84862704942     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-012-9487-2     Document Type: Article

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