Identification and analysis of evolutionary selection pressures acting at the molecular level in five forkhead subfamilies

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Members of the forkhead gene family act as transcription regulators in biological processes including development and metabolism. The evolution of forkhead genes has not been widely examined and selection pressures at the molecular l...

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Main Authors: Rannala Bruce, Fetterman Christina D, Walter Michael A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/261