Evolution at two levels in fire ants: The relationship between patterns of gene expression and protein sequence evolution

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 263-271

  Hunt, Brendan G ^a   Ometto, Lino ^b   Keller, Laurent ^c   Goodisman, Michael A D ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Caste polyphenism; Hybrid incompatibility; Selective constraint; Sexual dimorphism; Social insect

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYBRID; INSECT CASTE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PUPA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLENOPSIS; SPECIES; ANIMAL; ANT; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; OPEN READING FRAME;

INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; OPEN READING FRAMES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876552216     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/mss234     Document Type: Article

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