Molecular adaptation of telomere associated genes in mammals

BMC Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Morgan, Claire C ^a   Mc Cartney, Ann M ^a   Donoghue, Mark T A ^b,c   Loughran, Noeleen B ^d   Spillane, Charles ^b   Teeling, Emma C ^e   O'Connell, Mary J ^a,f  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^f HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Longevity; Mammal molecular evolution; Positive selection; Senescence; Telomere

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CORRELATION; GENE; GENETIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS;

EUTHERIA; HETEROCEPHALUS GLABER; MAMMALIA; MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS; RATTUS;

ADAPTATION; AGING; ANIMAL; BAT; BODY SIZE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MAMMAL; MOLE RAT; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; TELOMERE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGING; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CHIROPTERA; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MAMMALS; MOLE RATS; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION, GENETIC; TELOMERE;

EID: 84887514817     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-13-251     Document Type: Article

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