Neutral evolution of the sex-determining gene transformer in Drosophila.
The amino acid sequence of the transformer (tra) gene exhibits an extremely rapid rate of evolution among Drosophila species, although the gene performs a critical step in sex determination. These changes in amino acid sequence are the result of either natural selection or neutral evolution. To diff...
Main Authors: | McAllister, B, Mcvean, G |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2000
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