The Evolution and Genetics of Carotenoid Processing in Animals

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 171-182

  Toews, David P L ^a   Hofmeister, Natalie R ^a   Taylor, Scott A ^b  

^a Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE OXYGENASE; CAROTENOID; CYTOCHROME P450; OXYGENASE; SCAVENGER RECEPTOR; SCAVENGER RECEPTOR B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DIOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL GENETICS; EVOLUTION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; HYBRIDIZATION; INTROGRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VITAMIN METABOLISM; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; DIOXYGENASES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENTATION; RECEPTORS, SCAVENGER;

EID: 85011406146     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: 13624555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2017.01.002     Document Type: Review

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